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号子

號子
hàozi
noun #26,034

Meanings

  1. 1 work chant
  2. 2 shanty
  3. 3 prison cell
  4. 4 brokerage firm (Taiwan)

Examples

HSK 3
他在号子里关了三年。
Tā zài hàozi lǐ guān le sān nián.
He was locked in a cell for three years.
HSK 7-9
工人们喊着号子，一起拉绳子。
Gōngrénmen hǎn zhe hàozi, yìqǐ lā shéngzi.
The workers chanted in unison as they pulled the rope together.

Tips

usage
号子 has several meanings: (1) a work chant or shanty sung by laborers to coordinate effort; (2) colloquial for a prison cell; (3) in Taiwan, a brokerage firm. Context determines which applies.

Stroke Order

号 hào
子 zǐ