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卡子

qiǎzi
noun #40,267

Meanings

  1. 1 hair clip; hair pin
  2. 2 clip; fastener
  3. 3 checkpoint; toll gate

Characters

卡
qiǎ
to clip; to wedge
子
zi
suffix
卡 (to clip/wedge) + 子 suffix - something that clips or fastens.

Examples

HSK 3
她用卡子把头发别起来了。
Tā yòng qiǎzi bǎ tóufa bié qǐlái le.
She pinned her hair up with a clip.
HSK 6
这个卡子夹得太紧了。
Zhège qiǎzi jiā de tài jǐn le.
This clip is clamped too tightly.

Tips

mistakes
卡 has two pronunciations: qiǎ (to be stuck, checkpoint, clip) and kǎ (card, as in 卡片). 卡子 means 'clip/checkpoint' but 卡车 means 'truck' - same character, different pronunciation, totally different meaning.

Stroke Order

卡 kǎ
子 zǐ