孩子
مستوى HSK 1
بينيين: hái zi
ترجمة: طفل؛ أطفال
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ابدأ الآن مجانًا我有一个孩子。 wǒ yǒu yī ge háizi. I have a child.
孩子在玩耍。 háizi zài wánshuǎ. The child is playing.
孩子很可爱。 háizi hěn kě'ài. The child is very cute.
小孩 (xiǎohái) child
小朋友 (xiǎopéngyou) little friend
娃娃 (wáwa) baby
大人 (dàrén) adult
老人 (lǎorén) old person
The Chinese word 孩子 (háizi) for "child" is a compound character composed of two simpler characters: 儿 (ér) and 子 (zǐ). The character 儿 (ér) originally meant "small" or "young" and was often used as a suffix to indicate a younger person or a child. The character 子 (zǐ) originally meant "seed" or "offspring" and was used to refer to children in a more general sense. Over time, the two characters were combined to form the compound character 孩子 (háizi), which specifically refers to a child or a young person. The word 孩子 is commonly used in everyday speech and writing to refer to children of all ages, from infants to teenagers. It can also be used in a more affectionate or endearing way to refer to a child or a young person who is close to the speaker.