VocabularyHSK 3 · core

孩子

háizi

child

Part of speech · noun

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子child

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Examples

我有两个孩子。
I have two kids.
孩子很可爱。
The child is cute.

Collocations

一个孩子小孩子我的孩子

Mnemonic

孩子 háizi "child" — 孩 (young child) + 子 (suffix). Most everyday word for "child" in Mandarin. 小孩子 emphasizes "small kid". Japanese/Korean prefer 子供 / "ai" — different roots.

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Emphatic "small child"?