猴子

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 动物园里的猴子很活泼。▶ —
   The monkeys at the zoo are very lively.
2. 猴子喜欢爬树和吃水果。▶ —
   Monkeys like climbing trees and eating fruit.

Collocations

Mnemonic

猴 hóu "monkey" + 子 zi (noun suffix): a monkey. The 子 is the neutral-tone noun suffix also in 桌子 (zhuōzi, table) and 椅子 (yǐzi, chair). This is the zodiac animal 申 (the Monkey).

Related

Quick check

1. What is the role of 子 in 猴子?

   • a noun suffix (neutral tone)
   • it means "son"
   • it means "small"
   • a plural marker