| 无患子 | wú huàn zǐ | Sapindales; order of scented bushes and trees, includes citrus fruit and lychee |
| 煞性子 | shā xìng zi | to vent anger |
| 照片子 | zhào piàn zi | X-ray photo |
| 熊瞎子 | xióng xiā zi | bear; bruin |
| 热中子 | rè zhōng zǐ | thermal neutron |
| 烧茄子 | shāo qié zi | stewed eggplant |
| 燕太子丹 | Yān Tài zǐ Dān | Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC |
| 爬格子 | pá gé zi | (oral) to write (esp. for a living); to spell out laboriously on squared paper |
| 争面子 | zhēng miàn zi | to fight for a good reputation |
| 父子 | fù zǐ | father and son |
| 父慈子孝 | fù cí zǐ xiào | benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children |
| 牛鼻子 | Niú bí zi | Daoist (facetious)(old) |
| 牵着鼻子走 | qiān zhe bí zi zǒu | to lead by the nose |
| 狗拿耗子 | gǒu ná hào zi | lit. a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome (idiom) |
| 狸子 | lí zi | leopard cat |
| 狼子野心 | láng zǐ yě xīn | ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs |
| 猴孩子 | hóu hái zi | little devil |
| 猸子 | méi zi | mongoose |
| 狮子山 | Shī zi shān | Shizishan or Lion Mountain; Shizishan district of Tongling city 铜陵市, Anhui |
| 狮子山区 | Shī zi shān qū | Shizishan district of Tongling city 铜陵市, Anhui |
| 狮子座 | Shī zi zuò | Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) |
| 狮子林园 | Shī zi Lín yuán | Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu |
| 狮子狗 | shī zi gǒu | Pekingese; Pekinese |
| 狮子乡 | Shī zǐ xiāng | Shihtzu township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 狮子头 | shī zi tóu | lit. lion's head; pork meatballs |
| 独山子 | Dú shān zǐ | Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉玛依市, Xinjiang |
| 独山子区 | Dú shān zǐ qū | Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉玛依市, Xinjiang |
| 独生子女 | dú shēng zǐ nǚ | an only child |
| 独生子女政策 | dú shēng zǐ nǚ zhèng cè | the one child policy |
| 玻色子 | bō sè zi | boson |
| 球孢子菌病 | qiú bāo zǐ jūn bìng | Coccidioidomycosis |
| 瓜子脸 | guā zǐ liǎn | oval face |
| 甘井子区 | Gān jǐng zi qū | Ganjingzi district of Dalian 大连市, Liaoning |
| 生子 | shēng zǐ | to give birth to a child or children |
| 生物高分子 | shēng wù gāo fēn zǐ | biopolymers |
| 甩脸子 | shuǎi liǎn zi | to grimace with displeasure; to pull a long face |
| 甩袖子 | shuǎi xiù zi | to swing one's sleeve (in anger) |
| 甩开膀子 | shuǎi kāi bǎng zi | to throw off inhibitions; to go all out |
| 男子单 | nán zǐ dān | men's singles (sports) |
| 男子气 | nán zǐ qì | manly; masculine |
| 男子篮球 | nán zǐ lán qiú | men's basketball |
| 男孩子 | nán hái zi | boy |
| 画荻教子 | huà dí jiào zǐ | to arrange reed figures to teach reading (idiom); mother's admirable dedication to her children's education |
| 异议分子 | yì yì fèn zǐ | dissidents; dissenting faction |
| 疹子 | zhěn zi | rash |
| 病因子 | bìng yīn zi | cause of disease; pathogen; factor |
| 痞子 | pǐ zi | ruffian; hooligan |
| 痞子蔡 | Pǐ zi Cài | Rowdy Cai (1969-), Taiwanese internet writer |
| 痦子 | wù zi | nevus; mole; birthmark |
| 痱子 | fèi zi | miliaria (type of skin disease); prickly heat; sweat rash |