tiě zi 
		card
invitation
message
(forum) post
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			míng zi 
		name (of a person or thing)
CL:個|个[ge4]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			quān zi 
		circle
ring
(social) circle
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			rì zi 
		day
a (calendar) date
days of one's life
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			pāi zi 
		beat (music)
paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc)
racket (sports)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fǎ zi 
		way
method
Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiā zi 
		clip
clamp
tongs
folder
wallet
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fáng zi 
		house
building (single- or two-story)
apartment
room
CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yàng zi 
		appearance
manner
pattern
model
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bǎi hé zi 
		Yuriko, Japanese girl's given name, translates Christian name Lily
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dàn zi 
		carrying pole and the loads on it
burden
task
responsibility
CL:副[fu4]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			huǎng zi 
		shop sign
signboard
(fig.) pretense
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mào zi 
		hat
cap
(fig.) label
bad name
CL:頂|顶[ding3]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bān zi 
		organized group
theatrical troupe
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yī lǎn zi 
		all-inclusive
undiscriminating
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiān zi 
		best of its kind
cream of the crop
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zòng zi 
		glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lì zi 
		case
(for) instance
example
CL:個|个[ge4]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dài zi 
		belt
band
ribbon
strap
girdle
(coll.) audio or video tape
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yǐn zi 
		introduction
primer
opening words
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gǎo zi 
		draft of a document
script
manuscript
mental plan
precedent
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gǔ zi lǐ 
		what sb feels (or knows etc) in his bones (derog.)
private understanding between individuals (derog.)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gè zi 
		height
stature
build
size
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chǐ zi 
		rule
ruler (measuring instrument)
CL:把[ba3]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chí zi 
		pond
bathhouse pool
dance floor of a ballroom
(old) stalls (front rows in a theater)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qǐ zi 
		baking soda (used to leaven bread)
screwdriver
bottle opener
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Huì zi 
		Hui-zi also known as Hui Shi 惠施[Hui4 Shi1] (c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians 名家 [Ming2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)