盒子 hézi box
How to remember 盒子: 盒 small box or case + 子 child = box.
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How it is used
- A box / small case, usually rigid - 一个盒子 (yí ge hézi) a box.
- Contrast 箱子 (xiāngzi), a larger box/trunk/suitcase; 盒子 is the small container (pencil box, gift box).
- 盒 without 子 is a measure word: 一盒巧克力 (yì hé qiǎokèlì) a box of chocolates.
Example sentences
- 盒子几乎是空的。 Hézi jīhū shì kōng de.The box is almost empty.
- 盒子里有些空瓶。 Hézi lǐ yǒuxiē kōngpíng.There are some empty bottles in the box.
- 他很珍惜这个盒子。 Tā hěn zhēnxī zhèige hézi.He treasures this box very much.