左撇子 zuǒ piě zi ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄗ zo2 pit3 zi2
- left-hander
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左
- 左右 zuǒ yòu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ zo2 jau6 left and right
- 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian ㄗㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ zo2 bin1 left
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 崇左 Chóng zuǒ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ sung4 zo2 see 崇左市
- 左上 zuǒ shàng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ zo2 soeng6 upper left
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- 左下 zuǒ xià ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zo2 haa6 lower left
- 左侧 左側 zuǒ cè ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ zo2 zak1 left side
- 左传 左傳 Zuǒ Zhuàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zo2 zyun6 Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明
- 左倾 左傾 zuǒ qīng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄥ zo2 king1 left-leaning
- 左券 zuǒ quàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ zo2 hyun3 a sure thing
- 左岸 Zuǒ àn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄢˋ zo2 ngon6 Left Bank (in Paris)
- 左思 Zuǒ Sī ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ zo2 si1 Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
- 左手 zuǒ shǒu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄡˇ zo2 sau2 left hand; left-hand side
- 左拉 Zuǒ lā ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚ zo2 laai1 Zola (name)
- 左权 左權 Zuǒ quán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ zo2 kyun4 see 左权县
- 左派 zuǒ pài ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄞˋ zo2 paai3 (political) left
- 左营 左營 Zuǒ yíng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄥˊ zo2 jing4 Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
- 左翼 zuǒ yì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ zo2 jik6 left-wing (political)
- 左联 左聯 Zuǒ Lián ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ zo2 lyun4 the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
- 左舵 zuǒ duò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ zo2 to4 left rudder
撇
- 撇下 piē xia ㄆㄧㄝ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ pit3 haa6 to cast away
- 撇去 piē qù ㄆㄧㄝ ㄑㄩˋ pit3 heoi3 skim
- 撇嘴 piě zuǐ ㄆㄧㄝˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ pit3 zeoi2 to curl one's lip
- 撇掉 piē diào ㄆㄧㄝ ㄉㄧㄠˋ pit3 diu6 to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid
- 撇条 撇條 piě tiáo ㄆㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ pit3 tiu4 (slang) to go to the toilet
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- 撇步 piě bù ㄆㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄨˋ pit3 bou6 (Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
- 撇清 piē qīng ㄆㄧㄝ ㄑㄧㄥ pit3 cing1 to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
- 撇号 撇號 piě hào ㄆㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˋ pit3 hou6 apostrophe
- 撇开 撇開 piē kāi ㄆㄧㄝ ㄎㄞ pit3 hoi1 to disregard; to leave aside
- 右撇子 yòu piě zi ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄗ jau6 pit3 zi2 right-hander
- 撇大条 撇大條 piě dà tiáo ㄆㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ pit3 daai6 tiu4 (slang) to take a dump
- 撇开不谈 撇開不談 piē kāi bù tán ㄆㄧㄝ ㄎㄞ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ pit3 hoi1 bat1 taam4 to ignore an issue (idiom)
子
- 位子 wèi zi ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ wai2 zi2 place
- 例子 lì zi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ lai6 zi2 case
- 个子 個子 gè zi ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ go3 zi2 stature; height; size (of a person or object)
- 儿子 兒子 ér zi ㄦˊ ˙ㄗ ji4 zi2 son
- 兔子 tù zi ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ tou3 zi2 hare
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- 凳子 dèng zi ㄉㄥˋ ˙ㄗ dang3 zi2 stool
- 分子 fēn zǐ ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ fan1 zi2 (chemistry) molecule
- 刷子 shuā zi ㄕㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ caat3 zi2 brush
- 剪子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ zin2 zi2 clippers
- 包子 bāo zi ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ baau1 zi2 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 卡子 qiǎ zi ㄑㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄗ kaa1 zi2 clip
- 卷子 juǎn zi ㄐㄩㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gyun2 zi2 steamed roll
- 原子 yuán zǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ jyun4 zi2 atom
- 叉子 chā zi ㄔㄚ ˙ㄗ caa1 zi2 fork
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 句子 jù zi ㄐㄩˋ ˙ㄗ geoi3 zi2 sentence
- 君子 jūn zǐ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ gwan1 zi2 nobleman
- 单子 單子 dān zi ㄉㄢ ˙ㄗ daan1 zi2 list of items
- 嗓子 sǎng zi ㄙㄤˇ ˙ㄗ song1 zi2 throat
- 圈子 quān zi ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ hyun1 zi2 circle
Idioms with these characters
- 宁左勿右 寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
- 旁门左道 旁門左道 páng mén zuǒ dào ㄆㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ pong4 mun4 zo2 dou6 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
- 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄤˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ zo2 bong4 jau6 bei3 (idiom) trusted assistant; key aide
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- 左道惑众 左道惑眾 zuǒ dào huò zhòng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ zo2 dou6 waak6 zung3 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ zo2 hyun3 zoi6 aak1 to be assured of success (idiom)
- 左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ zo2 si1 jau6 soeng2 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
- 左拥右抱 左擁右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ zo2 jung2 jau6 pou5 (idiom) to have a girl on each arm
- 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
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- 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ do1 zi2 do1 fuk1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
- 父慈子孝 fù cí zǐ xiào ㄈㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu6 ci4 zi2 haau3 benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
- 膏粱子弟 gāo liáng zǐ dì ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋ gou1 loeng4 zi2 dai6 (idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family
- 狗拿耗子 gǒu ná hào zi ㄍㄡˇ ㄋㄚˊ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ gau2 naa4 hou3 zi2 lit. a dog who catches mice
- 画荻教子 畫荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ waak6 dik6 gaau3 zi2 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ gaai1 jan4 coi4 zi2 lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
- 君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)
Example sentences
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我 是 左撇子 。
I'm left-handed.
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提 姆 是 左撇子 。
Tim is left-handed.
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汤姆 湯姆 是 左撇子 。
Tom's left-handed.
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Tim 写字 寫字 像 个 個 左撇子 。
Tim writes with his left hand.
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