鸽子 (鴿子)
gē zi
Pinyin

Definition

鸽子 (鴿子)
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gē zi
  1. pigeon
  2. dove
  3. various birds of the family Columbidae

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
女子
nǚ zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
子
zǐ
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
孩子
hái zi
  1. 1 child

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

为什么是知更鸟？为什么不是鸽子、杜鹃或麻雀？讲到鸟，我第一个想到的例子就是它们。
wèishénme shì zhīgèngniǎo ？wèishénme bùshì gēzi 、Dùjuān huò máquè ？jiǎngdào niǎo ，wǒ dì yī ge xiǎngdào de lìzi jiùshì tāmen 。
Why is it the robin? Why isn't it the pigeon, the cuckoo or the sparrow? When you mention birds, those are the first examples I think of.
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我乱发脾气？你昨天放我鸽子，让我在餐厅前面等你等了快一个钟头。
wǒ luàn fāpíqì ？nǐ zuótiān fàng wǒ gēzi ，ràng wǒ zài cāntīng qiánmian děng nǐ děng le kuài yī gè zhōngtóu 。
At any opportunity? You stood me up yesterday, and left me waiting in front of the restaurant for almost an hour.
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怎么迟到了？我以为你放我鸽子呢！
zěnme chídào le ？wǒ yǐwéi nǐ fàng wǒ gēzi ne ！
Why were you late? I thought you'd stood me up!
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