xìn
zi

common
noun

Meaning of 芯子

芯子 means wick; fuse (in candles, firecrackers, etc.); snake's tongue; forked tongue of a snake. Pronounced xìn zi.

  • wick; fuse (in candles, firecrackers, etc.)
  • snake's tongue; forked tongue of a snake

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
gēn
zhú
de
xìn
zi
tài
duǎn
le
 

The wick of this candle is too short.

Diǎn
bào
zhú
qián
yào
xiān
jiǎn
chá
xìn
zi
shì
fǒu
wán
hǎo
 

Before lighting firecrackers, check whether the fuse is intact.

zhú
xìn
zi
jiǎn
duǎn
le
xiē
 

He trimmed the candle wick a bit shorter.

Relations

Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ tiáo
/