字儿 (zì ér) — Chinese character; written word; (colloquial) receipt; note; IOU
Definition
字儿 (zìér) is the colloquial diminutive of 字 — 'character' or short 'written word'. It also informally means a receipt or IOU, a sense its more formal counterpart 字 does not carry.
noun
Chinese characterwritten word(colloquial) receiptnoteIOU
Examples
- 字儿，。Zhè ge zì ér xiě cuò le, yīng gāi shì yòu biān nà ge.This character is written wrong; it should be the one on the right.
- 字儿，。Nǐ xiě gè zì ér gěi wǒ, wǒ àn zhè ge qù qǔ dōng xī.Write a receipt for me; I'll pick up the items with this.
- 字儿。Tā kàn le yí biàn jiù bǎ nà ge zì ér jì zhù le.He remembered that character after reading it once.
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