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母子 (mǔ zǐ) — mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest

Definition

母子 means 'mother and child' (son or general) as a paired relationship. The HSK4 sibling 母女 is the same pairing specifically with a daughter.

noun
mother and childparent and subsidiary (companies)principal and interest

Examples

  • 母子。
    Zhè duì mǔ zǐ guān xì hěn hǎo.
    This mother and child have a good relationship.
  • 母子。
    mǔ zǐ Gōng sī zhī jiān yǒu hěn duō hé zuò.
    There is a lot of cooperation between the parent and subsidiary companies.
  • 母子。
    Zhè bǐ dài kuǎn de mǔ zǐ yào fēn qīng chǔ.
    The principal and interest of this loan need to be clearly distinguished.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

母mǔmother
子zǐchild

“母” is mother and “子” is child; the two meanings stand side by side for the pair.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 4Family & Kinship

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