屉子

屜子

tìzi

noun #98,221

Measure Word

一个屉子 gè

Meanings

1 drawer
2 stackable cooking vessel (steamer tray)
3 removable woven mat (on a bed frame, chair, or window)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

把碗放到上面的屉子里。

Bǎ wǎn fàngdào shàngmiàn de tìzi lǐ.

Put the bowl in the upper drawer.

HSK 7-9

蒸笼一共有三个屉子。

Zhēnglóng yīgòng yǒu sān gè tìzi.

The steamer has three trays in total.

Tips

usage

Most often refers to a stackable steamer tray (think dim sum 笼屉) or, in northern dialects, a drawer (more standardly 抽屉). The 子 here is a neutral-tone noun suffix, not 'son'.

Stroke Order

屉 tì

子 zǐ