# 侄子 (zhízi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 侄子 (zhízi) means “nephew”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: nephew
- Pinyin: zhízi (zhi2 zi5)
- Traditional: 姪子
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我的侄子今年上小学了。
  Wǒ de zhízi jīnnián shàng xiǎoxué le.
  My nephew starts elementary school this year.

## Characters

- 侄 (zhí): brother's son; nephew
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-zi-nephew/

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