鼻
子

About

The word "鼻子" is formed by combining the character "鼻", meaning "nose", which is a pictophonetic character with the semantic component "自" (originally picturing a nose) and the phonetic component "畀", with the suffix "子", which serves to nominalize and create a standard disyllabic term in modern Mandarin.

Example Sentences Hide

他有一个大鼻子。

Tā yǒu yī gè dà bízi.

He has a big nose.

我的鼻子有点痒。

Wǒ de bízi yǒudiǎn yǎng.

My nose is a little itchy.

小狗用鼻子闻味道。

Xiǎo gǒu yòng bízi wén wèidao.

The puppy uses its nose to smell scents.

感冒时，鼻子通常不通气。

Gǎnmào shí, bízi tōngcháng bù tōngqì.

When having a cold, the nose is usually stuffy.

她不小心撞到了鼻子，流了很多血。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn zhuàng dàole bízi, liúle hěnduō xiě.

She accidentally hit her nose and bled a lot.

Word Definition - 鼻子

bí zi nose; CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

Individual Character Details

鼻 bí
子 zǐ, zi