zhuō zi
table
桌子上有书。
zhuōzi shàng yǒu shū.
There is a book on the table.
我坐在桌子旁。
wǒ zuò zài zhuōzi páng.
I am sitting at the table.
桌子是木头的。
zhuōzi shì mùtou de.
The table is made of wood.
台子 (tái zi)
table
桌子 (zhuō zi)
table
案子 (àn zi)
table
椅子 (yǐzi)
chair
床 (chuáng)
bed
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The Chinese word 桌子 (zhuōzi) for "table" is composed of two characters: 桌 (zhuō) and 子 (zi). The character 桌 originally meant "a low table used for eating or writing" and is a pictograph depicting a table with four legs. The character 子 (zi) is a suffix that indicates a small or young object, and in this case, it serves to indicate that 桌子 is a small table. Together, the two characters 桌子 form the word for "table". The word 桌子 has been used in Chinese for centuries and is still commonly used today.
