马子

馬子
mǎzi
noun #8,538 vulgar

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Meanings

  1. 1 girlfriend; chick; woman
  2. 2 chamber pot; toilet

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Originally 'horse' with a noun suffix, now slang for girlfriend or woman.

Examples

HSK 2
Nǐ de mǎzi zhēn piàoliang.
Your girlfriend is really pretty.
HSK 4
Tā dài le tā de mǎzi lái jùhuì.
He brought his girl to the party.

Tips

register
马子 is crude slang for 'girlfriend' or 'woman,' common in street talk and gangster movies. It's disrespectful in most contexts - don't use it in polite company. Use 女朋友 instead.
usage
In some dialects, 马子 literally means 'chamber pot.' The slang meaning is separate and mainly used in northern Chinese and Taiwanese Mandarin.

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