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栗子

lì zi

2-character word

What 栗子 means

1. chestnut

The characters in 栗子

• 栗lì(literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with fear
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 栗子至少要煮15分钟。
  Lìzi zhìshǎo yào zhǔ 15 fēnzhōng.
  Boil chestnuts for at least 15 minutes.

Sounds the same

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

• 例子case; (for) instance; example
• 粒子grain (of rice); granule

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read lì zi correctly.
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