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犊子 (dú zi): Calf (colloquial) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

犊子 consists of 2 characters.

calf; victim of sacrifice

child, offspring, seed, small thing

Word Info

Pinyindú zi

Meaningcalf (colloquial)

Characters2

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 犊子.

Words with 犊

牛犊niúdú
初生牛犊chūshēng niúdú
舐犊情深shìdú qíngshēn

Words with 子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2
孩子hái ziHSK 2
本子běn ziHSK 2
个子gè ziHSK 3

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Example Sentences with 犊子

Mǔ母

niú牛

zài在

cǎo草

dì地

shàng上

bǎo保

hù护

zì自

jǐ己

de的

dú犊

zi子

。

The cow protects her calf on the grass.