zǎi

仔

Character · Verb · Noun

same as 崽; dialect: young man

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

same as 崽; to refer to young

Standard variant of 崽 in most Mandarin contexts.

Zhè这
zhī只
māo猫
de的
zǎi仔
hěn很
kě可
ài爱
 。

The kitten is very cute.

zǎi仔
zǎi仔
 （
 亲
 昵
 称
 呼
 小
 孩
 /
 幼
 崽
 ）

zǎi zǎi (affectionate term for kids or young animals)

2.

noun

young man; guy

dialect

Used primarily in southern Chinese dialect-influenced Mandarin, such as Cantonese, Hokkien speaking regions.

Nà那
ge个
féi肥
zǎi仔
zài在
biàn便
lì利
diàn店
mǎi买
yǐn饮
liào料
 。

That chubby young man is buying drinks at the convenience store.

Dǎ打
gōng工
zǎi仔
zài在
gōng工
dì地
xīn辛
qín勤
láo劳
zuò作
 。

Migrant workers toil hard at the construction site.

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Jǐ几
ge个
nián年
qīng轻
zǎi仔
zài在
qiú球
chǎng场
dǎ打
qiú球
 。

Several young guys are playing basketball on the court.

liàng靓
zǎi仔
 （
 帅
 气
 小
 伙
 子
 ）

liàng zǎi (handsome young man)

Gǎng港
piàn片
lǐ里
cháng常
chū出
xiàn现
dǎ打
gōng工
zǎi仔
de的
gù故
shì事
 。

Stories about migrant workers often appear in Hong Kong movies.