# 辫子 (biànzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 辫子 (biànzi) means “braid; pigtail”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: braid; pigtail
- Pinyin: biànzi (bian4 zi5)
- Traditional: 辮子
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Measure word: 根、条

## Examples

- 妹妹梳着两条长辫子。
  Mèimei shūzhe liǎng tiáo cháng biànzi.
  My younger sister has two long braids.

## Characters

- 辫 (biàn): a braid or queue; to plait
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/bian-zi-braid/

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