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title: "Shengzi Meaning: 绳子 (shéngzi) Means “rope”"
description: "绳子 (traditional 繩子, shéngzi) means “rope; string; cord”. Hear its tones, see what 绳 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengzi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 绳子 mean?

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绳子 shéngzi

## rope; string; cord

## Its characters

1. 绳 shéng rope
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

用绳子把箱子绑紧。 Tie the box up tightly with a rope.

他射了一箭，射断了他们船上的**绳子**。

From [借东风 · Borrowing the East Wind](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-15#library-word-546-548)

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## More words with 绳 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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