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口子

kǒuzi

opening; cut; breach

A worker with a shovel hurries to a breach in a river bank
Memory picture

Characters in this word

口 kǒu

Strokes
3
Radical
口 — mouth
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

子 zi

Strokes
3
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 政策一旦开了口子,地方执行标准就可能迅速松动。 Zhèngcè yídàn kāi le kǒuzi, dìfāng zhíxíng biāozhǔn jiù kěnéng xùnsù sōngdòng. Once a loophole is opened in the policy, local implementation standards may quickly loosen.
  • 手指被纸划了一个小口子,有点疼。 Shǒuzhǐ bèi zhǐ huá le yí ge xiǎo kǒuzi, yǒudiǎn téng. A piece of paper cut a small nick in my finger, and it hurts a little.
  • 河堤裂开了一个口子,工人们赶快去修补。 Hédī lièkāi le yí ge kǒuzi, gōngrénmen gǎnkuài qù xiūbǔ. A breach opened in the river bank, and workers hurried to repair it.

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