下子 [－－]

Jyutping haa6 zi2
Pinyin xià zǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to sow (seeds)
  2. verb, verb-object
    to lay eggs

下子 [－－]

Jyutping haa6 zi2
Pinyin xià zi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. classifier, colloquial
    Classifier for the number of occurrences of an action: time
  2. noun
    a skill; a trick
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    一下子就暖和起来了
    一下子就暖和起來了
    yī xià zi jiù nuǎn huo qǐ lai le
    • It's suddenly turned warmer.
  2. Mandarin
    钱要花很长的时间来赚, 但你可以一下子就花掉它了。
    錢要花很長的時間來賺, 但你可以一下子就花掉它了。
    qián yào huā hěn zhǎng de shí jiān lái zhuàn , dàn nǐ kě yǐ yī xià zi jiù huā diào tā le 。
    • Money takes a long time to earn, but you can spend it in no time.
  3. Mandarin
    一下子之间我忘了她的名字了。
    一下子之間我忘了她的名字了。
    yī xià zi zhī jiān wǒ wàng le tā de míng zi le 。
    • For a moment I forgot what her name was.
  4. Mandarin
    蠢人一下子就把箭射完。
    蠢人一下子就把箭射完。
    chǔn rén yī xià zi jiù bǎ jiàn shè wán 。
    • A fool's bolt is soon shot.
  5. Mandarin
    这个说法一下子就流行开来了。
    這個説法一下子就流行開來了。
    zhè ge shuō fǎ yī xià zi jiù liú xíng kāi lái le 。
    • This saying suddenly became popular.
    • This saying became popular overnight.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你一下子改晒啲规矩，要我哋点适应啊？
    你一下子改晒啲規矩，要我哋點適應啊？
    nei5 jat1 haa5 zi2 goi2 saai3 di1 kwai1 geoi2, jiu3 ngo5 dei6 dim2 sik1 jing3 aa1?
    • You have suddenly changed all the rules, how can we adapt to it?
  2. Cantonese
    佢中咗六合彩，一下子就变成富翁。
    佢中咗六合彩，一下子就變成富翁。
    keoi5 zung3 zo2 luk6 hap6 coi2, jat1 haa5 zi2 zau6 bin3 sing4 fu3 jung1.
    • He won the Mark Six lottery jackpot and suddenly became a rich man.
  3. Cantonese
    只狮子一下子就跑走咗。
    隻獅子一下子就跑走咗。
    zek3 si1 zi2 jat1 haa5 zi2 zau6 paau2 zau2 zo2.
    • The lion runs away immediately.
  4. Cantonese
    佢嘅眼光好锐利，一下子就揾到问题喺边。
    佢嘅眼光好鋭利，一下子就揾到問題喺邊。
    keoi5 ge3 ngaan5 gwong1 hou2 jeoi6 lei6, jat1 haa5 zi2 zau6 wan2 dou2 man6 tai4 hai2 bin1.
    • His perception is so keen that he found a solution to the problem in no time.
  5. Cantonese
    我一下子食晒所有蛋糕。
    我一下子食晒所有蛋糕。
    ngo5 jat1 haa5 zi2 sik6 saai3 so2 jau5 daan6 gou1.
    • In a short period of time I've eaten all the cakes.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一下子
    一下子
    yī xià zi
    • all of a sudden
  2. Mandarin
    在全民所有制经济和集体所有制经济里面，在这两种社会主义经济形式之间，积累和消费的分配问题是一个复杂的问题，也不容易一下子解决得完全合理。
    在全民所有制經濟和集體所有制經濟裏面，在這兩種社會主義經濟形式之間，積累和消費的分配問題是一個複雜的問題，也不容易一下子解決得完全合理。
    zài quán mín suǒ yǒu zhì jīng jì hé jí tǐ suǒ yǒu zhì jīng jì lǐ miàn ， zài zhè liǎng zhǒng shè huì zhǔ yì jīng jì xíng shì zhī jiān ， jī lěi hé xiāo fèi de fēn pèi wèn tí shì yī ge fù zá de wèn tí ， yě bù róng yì yī xià zi jiě jué de wán quán hé lǐ ．
    • The problem of the proper relation of accumulation to consumption within each of the two sectors of the socialist economy – the one where the means of production are owned by the whole people and the other where the means of production are owned by the collective – and the problem of the proper relation of accumulation to consumption between the two sectors themselves are complicated problems for which it is not easy to work out a perfectly rational solution all at once.