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

• 子zǐ (third tone, dipping)son
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 房子fáng (second tone, rising) zi (neutral tone)house
• 样子/樣子yàng (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)appearance
• 日子rì (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)day
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 电子/電子diàn (fourth tone, falling) zǐ (third tone, dipping)electronic
• 句子jùzi (fourth tone, falling)sentence
• 女子nǚ (third tone, dipping) zǐ (third tone, dipping)woman
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 一辈子/一輩子yī (first tone, high and level) bèi (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)(for) a lifetime
• 男子nán (second tone, rising) zǐ (third tone, dipping)a man; a male
• 杯子bēizi (first tone, high and level)cup, glass
• 肚子dù (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)belly
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap