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瞎子 (xiā zi) — blind person

Definition

Colloquial noun for a blind person. The neutral, written term is 盲人 (mángrén) — use 盲人 in formal writing and 瞎子 in everyday speech, where it can sound blunt or even rude depending on tone.

noun
blind person
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 瞎子。
    Nà ge xiā zi kào guǎi zhàng zǒu lù.
    That blind person walks with a cane.
  • 瞎子。
    Tā xiǎo shí hou fā gāo shāo chéng le xiā zi.
    He became blind from a high fever as a child.
  • 瞎子。
    Shè huì yīng gāi duō guān xīn xiā zi de shēng huó.
    Society should care more about the lives of blind people.

Origin

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.

瞎xiāblind
子zǐperson

瞎 describes blindness, and 子 points to a person; together they mean a blind person.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 瞎 →

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.

Open 子 →
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