鼻子

bízi
noun HSK 5 #1,891

Meanings

  1. 1 nose

Characters

Nose (with the common noun suffix ).

Examples

Tā de bízi hěn gāo.
She has a high (tall) nose.
Tā bízi liú xiě le.
His nose is bleeding.
Gǎnmào de shíhou bízi bù tōngqì.
When you have a cold, your nose gets stuffy.
Bié qiān zhe biérén de bízi zǒu.
Don't be led around by the nose by others.

Tips

culture
In Chinese beauty standards, a 鼻子 (gāo bízi, high/tall nose bridge) is considered attractive. This contrasts with the more common East Asian flat nose bridge. 鼻子 (tā bízi) means a flat nose.
usage
鼻子 (qiān zhe bízi zǒu, lead by the nose) is a common idiom meaning to be controlled or manipulated. 鼻子 (bízi yī suān, one's nose feels sour) means feeling about to cry.

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