辫子 meaning in English

biànzi

plait; braid

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 辮子20 strokes

Meaning of 辫子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

biànzi
  1. plait
  2. braid
  3. pigtail
  4. a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent
  5. handle

Measure word: 根,條|条

辫子 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

姐jiě姐jiě教jiào我wǒ编biān辫biàn子zi。
My sister taught me how to braid hair.
她tā的de辫biàn子zi掉diào了le。
Her pigtail fell out.
她tā扎zhā着zhe辫biàn子zi。
She wore her hair in plaits.
玛mǎ莉lì正zhèng在zài把bǎ头tóu发fā编biān成chéng辫biàn子zi。
Mary is plaiting her hair into a pigtail.
汤tāng姆mǔ把bǎ胡hú子zi编biān成chéng了le辫biàn子zi。
Tom has braided his beard.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

辫 biàn · braid · 17 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
  16. 16
  17. 17

子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 辫子.

孩子háizichild
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
杯子bēizicup; glass
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子běnzibook; notebook
样子yàngziappearance; manner
日子rìziday; a (calendar) date
椅子yǐzichair
瓶子píngzibottle
例子lìzicase; (for) instance

Questions about 辫子

What does 辫子 mean?

辫子 (biànzi) means "plait; braid" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 辫子?

辫子 is made of 2 characters: 辫 (17 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 辫子 an HSK word?

Yes. 辫子 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 辫子 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 辫子 is written 辮子.