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title: "Fuzi Meaning: 父子 (father and son) or 斧子 (ax)?"
description: "父子 (fùzǐ) means “father and son”. Not the fuzi you heard? See 斧子. Hear its tones, see what 父 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuzi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 父子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

父子 fùzǐ

## father and son

## Its characters

1. 父 fù father
2. 子 zǐ son

## In a sentence

这对父子每天一起跑步。 This father and son go running together every day.

**父子**两个都活了下来。

From [塞翁失马 · The old man who lost his horse](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/sai-weng-shi-ma-old-man-who-lost-his-horse#library-word-578-580)

[More about 父子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%88%B6%E5%AD%90)

## Other words said fuzi

- [斧子fǔziax](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%96%A7%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 父 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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