豆子 dòuzi bean
bean; pea
How to remember 豆子: 豆 bean + 子 child = bean.
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How it is used
- Beans/peas - the everyday word for the seeds - 一颗豆子 (yī kē dòuzi) a single bean (measure word 颗).
- Generic and colloquial, covering many kinds (soybeans, peas). The 子 is a neutral-tone noun suffix.
- For a specific type you'd specify: 红豆 (hóngdòu, red bean), 黄豆 (huángdòu, soybean).
Example sentences
- 我喜欢豆子。 Wǒ xǐhuān dòuzi.I like beans.
- 谁喜欢豆子？ Shuí xǐhuān dòuzi?Who likes beans?