鸭
子

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The word 鸭子 is formed by combining the character 鸭 (yā), which pictorially represents a duck through the bird radical (鸟) combined with the phonetic component 甲 (jiǎ), with the character 子 (zi), a very common and often meaningless suffix added to many nouns in the language. The addition of 子 does not alter the core meaning of "duck" but creates a standard, disyllabic word that fits the rhythmic and structural patterns of modern Chinese speech.

Example Sentences Hide

湖面上游着一只鸭子。

Húmiàn shàng yóuzhe yī zhī yāzi.

A duck is swimming on the lake surface.

小鸭子跟着鸭妈妈在草地上走。

Xiǎo yāzi gēnzhe yā māma zài cǎodì shàng zǒu.

The ducklings are following the mother duck walking on the grass.

那群鸭子正在池塘里快乐地嬉水。

Nà qún yāzi zhèngzài chítáng lǐ kuàilè de xīshuǐ.

That flock of ducks is happily playing in the pond.

孩子们用面包屑喂公园池塘里的鸭子。

Háizimen yòng miànbāoxiè wèi gōngyuán chítáng lǐ de yāzi.

The children are feeding the ducks in the park pond with breadcrumbs.

他学游泳就像鸭子下水一样自然轻松。

Tā xué yóuyǒng jiù xiàng yāzi xià shuǐ yīyàng zìrán qīngsōng.

He learned to swim as naturally and easily as a duck takes to water.

Word Definition - 鸭子

yā zi duck; male prostitute (slang)

Individual Character Details

鸭 yā
子 zǐ, zi