(wáng zǐ) - prince in Mandarin

wángzǐ

Traditional: 王子

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Translation

prince

Word origin

A compound of 王 (wáng, king) and 子 (zǐ, son), literally the son of a king.

Origin: compound
Root: 王 (wáng, king) + 子 (zǐ, son)

Stroke order

王

子

Examples

。

There is a prince in this story.

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The prince fell in love with the girl.

嫁jià。

She dreams of marrying a prince.

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The prince inherited the throne.

骑qí。

The young prince arrived on a white horse.

王子 (wáng zǐ) means prince, the son of a king or monarch. It is a staple of fairy tales and a counterpart to 公主 (gōng zhǔ, princess).

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This word is part of lesson 35.