主子

zhǔzi

noun #26,287

Measure Word

一位主子 wèi

Meanings

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

Characters

master / main / primary

Examples

HSK 5

猫咪把自己当主子，把主人当仆人。

Māo mī bǎ zìjǐ dāng zhǔzi, bǎ zhǔrén dāng púrén.

The cat treats itself as the master and treats its owner as the servant.

HSK 7-9

在古代，奴仆必须服从主子的命令。

Zài gǔdài, núpú bìxū fúcóng zhǔzi de mìnglìng.

In ancient times, servants had to obey the orders of their master.

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

主 zhǔ

子 zǐ