池子

chízi

noun HSK 5 #11,442

Meanings

A pool with the common noun suffix 子.

院子里有一个小池子。

Yuànzi lǐ yǒu yīge xiǎo chízi.

There's a small pond in the courtyard.

池子里养了几条金鱼。

Chízi lǐ yǎng le jǐ tiáo jīnyú.

A few goldfish are kept in the pond.

这个池子的水很清澈。

Zhège chízi de shuǐ hěn qīngchè.

The water in this pond is very clear.

usage

池 alone is more literary. Common compounds: 游泳池 (yóuyǒngchí, swimming pool), 电池 (diànchí, battery — an 'electricity pool'), 池塘 (chítáng, pond).

池 chí

子 zǐ