帽子 màozi hat
hat; cap
How to remember 帽子: 帽 hat + 子 child = hat.
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How it is used
- The everyday word for hat/cap - 戴帽子 (dài màozi) wear a hat, using 戴 rather than 穿 (which is for clothes) as the verb for headwear and accessories.
- 子 is a noun suffix with no meaning of its own, same pattern as 鼻子, 叶子.
- Also used figuratively, as in 扣帽子 (kòu màozi) to unfairly label/stigmatize someone, similar to the English idiom "pin a label on someone".
Example sentences
- 戴上你的帽子。 Dàishàng nǐ de màozi.Put your hat on.
- 你帽子在哪儿？ Nǐ màozi zài nǎér?Where's your hat?
- 她戴着一顶黄色的帽子。 Tā dàizhe yī dǐng huángsè de màozi.She's wearing a yellow hat.