子
zi
(noun suffix)
An ending on many nouns, with no meaning of its own: 桌子 'table', 杯子 'cup'.
In a story
大哥何维在县里做了半辈子电工，是唯一留在父亲身边的人。The eldest, He Wei, had spent half his life as an electrician in the county town — the only one who had stayed near their father.灰烬之家 · House of Ashes · HSK 6
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