(hái zi) - child, children in Mandarin
háiziTraditional: 孩子
Translation
child, children
Word origin
A compound of 孩 (hai) 'child', which has the 子 'child' radical with 亥 phonetic, and the noun suffix 子 (zi). Together: 'child'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 孩 (hai, 'child', 子 child radical + 亥 phonetic) + 子 (zi, noun suffix)
Stroke order
孩
子
Examples
。
This child is very smart.
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She has two children.
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The children are playing.
业。
The children are doing their homework.
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He is still a small child.
孩子 (hái zi) means child, children. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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(11)Grammar articles
(5)Figurative Directional Complements in Mandarin: 起来, 下去 and 出来 Beyond Up, Down and Out
Mandarin Question Words: 什么 (shénme), 谁 (shéi), 哪 (nǎ) and Friends Stay Where the Answer Goes
Mandarin Possession with 有 (yǒu): To Have
Mandarin Sentence-Final Particles: 吧, 呢, 啊, 嘛, 吗 and the Final 了
The Mandarin 所 (suǒ) Family: 所有, 所谓, 所 + Verb, and the 为...所 Passive
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