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长子

zhǎng zǐ

2-character word Traditional 長子

What 长子 means

1. eldest son

Other readings

长子 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Zhǎng zǐsee {长子县|Zhǎng zǐ Xiàn}

The characters in 长子

• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 他是长子。
  Tā shì zhǎngzǐ.
  He's the oldest son.
• 你的长子几岁？
  Nǐ de zhǎngzǐ jǐsuì?
  How old is your oldest son?

Words starting with 长子

• 长子县Zhǎng zǐ XiànZhangzi, a county in Changzhi City 长治市

Sounds the same

Read zhǎng zǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 长姊older sister