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犊子

犢子
dúzi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 calf
  2. 2 brat

Examples

HSK 3
你这个小犊子，又跑哪儿去了？
Nǐ zhège xiǎo dúzi, yòu pǎo nǎr qù le?
You little brat, where have you run off to now?
HSK 6
母牛身边跟着一头小犊子。
Mǔniú shēnbiān gēn zhe yì tóu xiǎo dúzi.
A little calf follows the cow around.

Tips

register
Colloquial, mostly northeastern, and often rough. It turns up in curses and banter: 滚犊子 'get lost', 扯犊子 'to talk nonsense'. 小犊子 'little brat' can be affectionate within a family. For a calf in neutral Chinese, say 小牛 or 牛犊.

Stroke Order

犊 dú
子 zǐ