"Child" in Chinese — 孩子 (hái zi)

孩

子

hái zi

child

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Stroke order

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孩

子

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ㄏㄞˊ

hái

ㄏ/ hㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

˙ㄗ

˙/ neutral toneㄗ/ z

Example sentences

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她爱孩子。
tā ài hái zi。
She loves children.
他没有孩子。
tā méi yǒu hái zi。
He has no children.

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Related words

子

zǐ

son

杯子

bēi zi

cup

儿子

ér zi

son

椅子

yǐ zi

chair

桌子

zhuō zi

table

妻子

qī zǐ

wife and children

鼻子

bí zi

nose

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

句子

jù zi

sentence

裤子

kù zi

variant of 裤子, trousers

筷子

kuài zi

chopsticks

帽子

mào zi

hat

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Child in Chinese: 孩子 (hái zi)