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惠子

Huì zi

2-character word

What 惠子 means

1. Hui-zi also known as Hui Shi {惠施|Huì Shī} (c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians {名家|Míng jiā} during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

The characters in 惠子

• 惠huì(bound form) act of kindness (from a superior); (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顾
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 惠子，你有奶油吐司吗？
  Huìzi, nǐ yǒu nǎiyóu tǔsī ma?
  Keiko, do you have any buttered toast?
• 惠子巧妙地把碗碟迭起再拿到水槽。
  Huì zǐ qiǎomiàodi bǎ wǎn dié diéqǐ zài ná dào shuǐcáo.
  Keiko deftly piles up the dishes and takes them to the sink.
• "那个女孩是谁？" "那是惠子。"
  "nàge nǚhái shì shéi?" "nàshi Huìzi."
  "Who is that girl?" "That's Keiko."
• 惠子问庄子：「子非鱼，安知鱼之乐？」
  Huizi asked Zhuangzi: "If you're not a fish, how do you know what fish enjoy?"

Sounds the same

Read Huì zi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 会子(colloquial) a moment; a while