孩子 háizi — child, kid

Meanings

1. 1

   child, kid

   A child. It also covers your own children whatever their age, which is why 我有两个孩子 works equally well for a parent of toddlers and of adults.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 子

  zǐ (third tone, dipping) zi (neutral tone)

  child, son; a seed; (unstressed, zi) the noun suffix of 桌子, 儿子, 孩子

  3 strokesRadical 子

Example sentences

• 他们有两个孩子。/他們有兩個孩子。Tāmen (first tone, high and level) yǒu (third tone, dipping) liǎng (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) háizi. (second tone, rising)···

  They have two children.

• 这个孩子非常喜欢唱歌。/這個孩子非常喜歡唱歌。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) háizi (second tone, rising) fēicháng (first tone, high and level) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) chànggē. (fourth tone, falling)···

  This child absolutely loves singing.

Similar words

Words containing 子

• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 句子jùzi (fourth tone, falling)sentence
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 杯子bēizi (first tone, high and level)cup, glass
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap
• 盘子/盤子pánzi (second tone, rising)plate, dish
• 个子/個子gèzi (fourth tone, falling)height, stature (of a person)
• 裙子qúnzi (second tone, rising)skirt, dress
• 筷子kuàizi (fourth tone, falling)chopsticks
• 裤子/褲子kùzi (fourth tone, falling)trousers, a pair of trousers
• 电子邮件/電子郵件diànzǐ (fourth tone, falling) yóujiàn (second tone, rising)email, electronic mail