child; children
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
child; children
literaryA formal and literary term, often used in older literary works or in a slightly elevated style. Not commonly used in everyday spoken language, where "孩子" or "儿童" is preferred.
Yī一
qún群
tiān天
zhēn真
làn烂
màn漫
de的
hái孩
tóng童
zài在
cǎo草
dì地
shang上
xī嬉
xì戏
。
A group of innocent and carefree children are playing on the grass.
Zhè这
běn本
gù故
shì事
shū书
shì适
hé合
suǒ所
yǒu有
hái孩
tóng童
yuè阅
dú读
。
This storybook is suitable for all children to read.
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Xī昔
rì日
nà那
ge个
sān三
chǐ尺
hái孩
tóng童
，
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
zhǎng长
chéng成
piān翩
piān翩
shào少
nián年
。
The child of yesteryear (the 'three-foot child') has now grown into an elegant youth.