Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

duty; responsibility; minutely; young

Chinese: 幼小的,也常见于口语词。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zi” becomes a different word in each tone. 仔 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 仔细zǐ xìcareful; attentive; cautious; to be careful
  • 牛仔裤niú zǎi kùjeans
  • 公仔gōng zǎidoll; cuddly toy
  • 产仔chǎn zǐto give birth (animals); to bear a litter
  • 马仔mǎ zǎihenchman; gang member

Example Sentence

做题的时候要仔细,别马虎。Zuò tí de shí hou yào zǐ xì, bié mǎ hu.When doing problems, be careful and do not be sloppy.

Zuòto maketopicdeof时候shí houtimeyàoto want仔细zǐ xìcarefulbiéto leave马虎mǎ hucareless