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鸽子 (gē zi): Pigeon (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

鸽 • gē • pigeon; dove
gē鸽

pigeon; dove

子 • zi • child, offspring, seed, small thing
zi子

child, offspring, seed, small thing

Word Info

Pinyingē zi
Meaningpigeon; dove
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 鸽子.

  • 安置ān zhìarrange for; find a place for
  • 别墅bié shùvilla
  • 采购cǎi gòuprocure; make purchases for an organization or enterprise
  • 巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
  • 策略cè lüètactics; policy; strategy
  • 绑架bǎng jiàkidnap
  • 包围bāo wéisurround
  • 悲哀bēi āigrief; sorrow
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
  • 残酷cán kùcruel; brutal; ruthless
  • 饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghave lived through many changes
  • 不禁bù jīncannot refrain from; involuntarily; spontaneously
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 鸽子.

Words with 子
  • 儿子ér zison
  • 杯子bēi zicup; glass; mug
  • 桌子zhuō zitable
  • 椅子
yǐ zi
chair
  • 妻子qī ziwife
  • 孩子hái zichild; children
  • 本子běn zibook
  • 个子gè ziheight; stature
    • 4.

    How to Use 鸽子 in Sentences

    Noun + Nounwith信
    xìn信
    gē鸽
    neutral
    carrier pigeon
    Subject + Verbwith飞
    gē鸽
    zi子
    fēi飞
    neutral
    Measure Word + Nounwith只
    yī一
    zhī只
    gē鸽
    zi子
    Verb + Objectwith放
    fàng放
    gē鸽
    zi子
    informal
    stand someone up
    Adjective + Nounwith和平
    hé和
    píng平
    gē鸽
    formal
    dove of peace
    5.

    Example Sentences with 鸽子

    zhè这
    shì是
    yī一
    zhī只
    gē鸽
    zi子
    pigeon flies
    neutral
    a pigeon/dove
    。
    This is a pigeon.
    nà那
    zhī只
    huī灰
    sè色
    de的
    gē鸽
    zi子
    zài在
    yáng阳
    tái台
    shàng上
    yōu悠
    xián闲
    dì地
    duó踱
    bù步
    。
    That grey pigeon is pacing leisurely on the balcony.
    gōng公
    yuán园
    lǐ里
    yǒu有
    hěn很
    duō多
    gē鸽
    zi子
    zài在
    chī吃
    shí食
    。
    There are many pigeons eating food in the park.
    wèi为
    shén什
    me么
    guǎng广
    chǎng场
    shàng上
    de的
    gē鸽
    zi子
    dōu都
    bú不
    pà怕
    rén人
    ne呢
    ？
    Why aren't the pigeons in the square afraid of people?
    tā他
    yǎng养
    le了
    yī一
    zhī只
    bái白
    sè色
    de的
    gē鸽
    zi子
    zuò作
    wéi为
    chǒng宠
    wù物
    。
    He keeps a white pigeon as a pet.