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号子

號子
hàozi
noun #26,034

Meanings

  1. 1 work chant
  2. 2 shanty
  3. 3 prison cell
  4. 4 brokerage firm (Taiwan)

Examples

工人们喊着号子，一起拉绳子。
Gōngrén men hǎn zhe hàozi, yīqǐ lā shéngzi.
The workers chanted in unison as they pulled the rope together.
他在号子里关了三年。
Tā zài hàozi lǐ guān le sān nián.
He was locked in a cell for three years.

Tips

usage
号子 has several meanings: (1) a work chant or shanty sung by laborers to coordinate effort; (2) colloquial for a prison cell; (3) in Taiwan, a brokerage firm. Context determines which applies.

Stroke Order

号 hào
子 zǐ