口子

• Pinyin: kǒu zi
• Desglose de hanzi: 口 = mouth/opening; 子 = diminutive suffix

Significado

Abertura; agujero; corte; brecha.

Can describe physical openings like tears in fabric or wounds on the body. Figuratively used for breaches in rules, budgets, or policies — once you 'open a 口子,' others will follow. Also used for the opening of a bag or container.

Ejemplos

1. 这个政策一旦开了口子，后面就很难收了。
2. 他手上划了个口子，流了不少血。
3. 袋子上破了个口子，里面的东西都漏出来了。

Guía de uso

Contexto: policy, daily life, injury

Tono: practical

Correcto

• 不能随便开这个口子。(We can't just open this precedent casually.)
• 伤口上有个小口子。(There's a small cut on the wound.)

Incorrecto

• 用口子形容大门。(Don't use 口子 for a proper door — it implies a tear or breach, not a designed opening)

Origen e historia

Diminutive form of 口 (mouth/opening) with suffix 子. Extended from physical openings to metaphorical breaches.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal