孩子

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Chinese

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child noun suffix
simp. and trad.
(孩子)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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孩子

  1. child (person who has not yet reached adulthood); children; kid (Classifier: )
    可憐孩子可怜孩子  ―  kělián de háizi  ―  poor kid
    孩子一個美好童年 [MSC, trad.]
    孩子一个美好童年 [MSC, simp.]
    gěi háizi yīge měihǎo de tóngnián [Pinyin]
    to give children a happy childhood
    孩子海灘沙子堆砌城堡 [MSC, trad.]
    孩子海滩沙子堆砌城堡 [MSC, simp.]
    Háizimen zài hǎitān biān yòng shāzi duīqì chéngbǎo. [Pinyin]
    The children are building sandcastles on the beach.
    孩子似的 [MSC, trad.]
    孩子似的 [MSC, simp.]
    Bù yào kū dé xiàng ge háizi shìde. [Pinyin]
    Don't cry like a child!
    孩子無所事事只是街頭閒盪 [MSC, trad.]
    孩子无所事事只是街头闲荡 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè háizi wúsuǒshìshì, zhǐshì zài jiētóu xiándàng. [Pinyin]
    The kid has nothing to do but hang around the street corners.
  2. child (one's direct descendant, regardless of age); children; kid (Classifier: )
    孩子  ―  shēng háizi  ―  to give birth
    孩子孩子  ―  Nǐ yǒu háizi ma?  ―  Do you have children?
    妻子孩子養活 [MSC, trad.]
    妻子孩子养活 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā yǒu yī ge qīzi hé liǎng ge háizi yào yǎnghuó. [Pinyin]
    He has a wife and two young children to provide for.

Synonyms

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  • (child; person who has not yet reached adulthood):
  • (child; someone's son or daughter):

Derived terms

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