孤
儿

Orphan in Chinese: 孤儿 (gū ér)

gū ér

orphan

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 孤兒1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1orphan

Stroke order

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孤
儿

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨ

gū

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄦˊ

ér

ㄦ/ erˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

孤儿

Simplified

孤兒

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个孤儿从小没有父母。

    zhè ge gū ér cóng xiǎo méi yǒu fù mǔ。

    This orphan has had no parents since childhood.

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Related words

儿子

ér zi

son

女儿

nǚ ér

daughter

儿童

ér tóng

child

孤单

gū dān

lone

哪儿

nǎ r

where?

那儿

nà r

there

玩儿

wán r

to play

这儿

zhè r

here

画儿

huà r

picture

空儿

kòng r

spare time

味儿

wèi r

taste

儿女

ér nǚ

children

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