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李子

lǐ zi

2-character word Measure word 个

What 李子 means

1. plum

The characters in 李子

• 李lǐplum
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 你喜欢李子蛋糕吗？
  Nǐ xǐhuan lǐzi dàngāo ma?
  Do you like plum cake?
• 这些李子已经熟了。
  These plums are ripe.
• 妈妈帮我把李子去了核。
  Māma bāng wǒ bǎ lǐzi qù le hé.
  My mum helps me remove the core of the plum.
• 汤姆没有吃桃子，他在吃李子。
  Tom isn't eating a peach. He's eating a plum.

Sounds the same

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

• 里子lining; (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)