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Jyutping geng3 zi2
Pinyin jìng zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. mirror
  2. CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、書面語
    鏡​(​量​詞​:​面​)
    mirror
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    mirror (Classifier: 面 m)
    (syn.) 容成侯
    • 照鏡子
      照镜子
      zhào jìng zi
      to look in the mirror
  2. noun, Mandarin, colloquial
    glasses; spectacles (Classifier: 副 m)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #417
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他拿了面镜子细看自己的舌头。
    他拿了面鏡子細看自己的舌頭。
    tā ná le miàn jìng zǐ xì kàn zì jǐ de shé tou 。
    • He picked up a mirror and examined his tongue.
    • He picked up a mirror and looked at his tongue.
    • He took a mirror and carefully examined his tongue.
  2. Mandarin
    你一天照几次镜子?
    你一天照幾次鏡子?
    nǐ yī tiān zhào jǐ cì jìng zi ?
    • How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?
  3. Mandarin
    用铜做镜子,可以整理好一个人的穿戴;用别人作自己的镜子,可以知道自己每一天的得失;用历史作为镜子,可以知道历史上的兴盛衰亡。
    用銅做鏡子,可以整理好一個人的穿戴;用別人作自己的鏡子,可以知道自己每一天的得失;用歷史作為鏡子,可以知道歷史上的興盛衰亡。
    yòng tóng zuò jìng zi , kě yǐ zhěng lǐ hǎo yī gè rén de chuān dài ; yòng bié ren zuò zì jǐ de jìng zi , kě yǐ zhī dào zì jǐ měi yī tiān de dé shī ; yòng lì shǐ zuò wéi jìng zi , kě yǐ zhī dào lì shǐ shàng de xīng shèng shuāi wáng 。
    • With bronze as a mirror one can dress neatly; with the example of another person one can see the advantages and disadvantages of himself; from the mirror of history one can know the reason for the rise and fall of states.
  4. Mandarin
    清理镜子上的灰尘。
    清理鏡子上的灰塵。
    qīng lǐ jìng zi shàng de huī chén 。
    • Clean the dirt off the mirror.
  5. Mandarin
    她看到镜子里的自己。
    她看到鏡子裡的自己。
    tā kàn dào jìng zi lǐ de zì jǐ 。
    • She saw herself in the mirror.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    镜子摔坏了
    鏡子摔壞了
    jìng zǐ shuāi huài le
    • to have smashed a mirror
  2. Mandarin
    对著镜子微笑
    對著鏡子微笑
    duì zhe jìng zǐ wēi xiào
    • to smile at the mirror
  3. Mandarin
    他们用镜子反射阳光,好让救援飞机发现。
    他們用鏡子反射陽光,好讓救援飛機發現。
    tā men yòng jìng zǐ fǎn shè yáng guāng , hǎo ràng jiù yuán fēi jī fā xiàn .
    • They used a mirror to reflect sunlight and help the search-and-rescue aircraft find them.
  4. Mandarin
    镜子
    鏡子
    jìng zi
    • mirror
  5. Mandarin
    照镜子
    照鏡子
    zhào jìng zi
    • to look in the mirror