主子

zhǔzi
noun #26,287

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 master (as in employer or owner)
  2. 2 Your Majesty
  3. 3 operator (of a machine, old usage)

Examples

Zài gǔdài, núpú bìxū fúcóng zhǔzi de mìnglìng.
In ancient times, servants had to obey the orders of their master.
Māomī bǎ zìjǐ dāng zhǔzi, bǎ zhǔrén dāng púrén.
The cat treats itself as the master and treats its owner as the servant.

Tips

culture
主子 originally referred to the master in a feudal servant-master relationship. In modern colloquial Chinese, it is often used humorously — cat owners frequently call their cats 主子 (master) as a joke about how cats dominate their households.

Stroke Order

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