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What does 胡子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

胡子 húzi

beard; mustache

Its characters

  1. 胡 hú beard
  2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

In a sentence

他今天早上刮了胡子。 He shaved his beard this morning.

刘备一看,这个人个子很高,眼睛很大,脸上都是胡子,声音像打雷一样。

From 桃园结义 · The Oath in the Peach Garden

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