呆子 (dāi zi) — idiot, simpleton | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

idiotsimpleton

Measure word · 个

呆子，。
Tā zhēn shì gè dāi zi, lián zhè me jiǎn dān de wèn tí dōu bú huì.
He's really an idiot; he can't even answer such a simple question.
呆子，。
Nǐ bié jiào tā dāi zi, tā qí shí hěn cōng ming.
Don't call him an idiot; he's actually very smart.
呆子。
Zhǐ yǒu dāi zi cái huì xiāng xìn zhè zhǒng huà.
Only an idiot would believe such words.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

子zǐnominalizing

呆 foolish plus 子 forms a word for a foolish person.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

口木呆

呆 combines 口 (mouth) and 木 (wood) to show something dull or wooden, which came to mean foolish.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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