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桌子

zhuō zi

Old HSK 1 HSK 3.0 level 1 2-character word Measure word 张、套

桌子 (zhuō zi) means "table". It is an HSK 3.0 level 1 word, and was HSK 1 in the old six-level list.

What 桌子 means

1. table
2. desk

How 桌子 is used in grammar

桌子 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Borrowed measure words: 碗/脸/手/桌子 (HSK 4)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 4, measure words (名量词).

The characters in 桌子

• 桌zhuōtable; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 笔在桌子上。
  The pen is on the table.
• 书在桌子上。
  The book is on the table.
• 狗在桌子下边。
  Gǒu zài zhuōzi xiàbian.
  The dog is under the table.
• 桌子上有什幺？
  What is on the desk?
• 玛格清理桌子。
  Meg cleared her desk.
• 桌子上有本书。
  There is a book on the table.

Words containing 桌子

• 钻桌子zuān zhuō zito crawl under a table (e.g. as a forfeit for losing a bet or card game)…

Where 桌子 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Objects, Home Items and Pets (HSK 1), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 1 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhuō zi correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.