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豆子 (dòu zi) — bean, pea, legume

Definition

豆子 refers to beans or peas as whole seeds — the plant ingredient itself, not a product made from it. The sibling 豆腐 is the processed food (tofu) made from soybeans.

noun
beanpealegume
Measure word · 颗

Examples

  • 豆子。
    Mā ma zài chāo shì mǎi le yì xiē dòu zi.
    Mom bought some beans at the supermarket.
  • 豆子。
    Zhè xiē dòu zi shì wǒ zì jǐ zhǒng de.
    These beans were planted by myself.
  • 豆子。
    Pán zi lǐ yǒu jǐ kē dòu zi.
    There are a few beans on the plate.

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.

豆dòubean
子zǐsuffix

豆 names the bean, and 子 completes the everyday word for it.

Characters in this word

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

豆 originally drew some kind of container. It was borrowed for its sound to write the plant name, so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.

Open 豆 →

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 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Vegetables

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