háizi

毛孩子

Word · NounTraditional孩子

child; offspring

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

child; kid

General term for a young person, from infancy to teenage years.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
wán玩
shuǎ耍
 。

The children are playing in the park.

Tā她
shì是
gè个
ài爱
xiào笑
de的
hái孩
zi子
 。

She is a child who loves to laugh.

2.

noun

son or daughter; offspring

Refers to one's own children.

Wǒ我
yǒu有
liǎng两
gè个
hái孩
zi子
 。

I have two children.

Zhè这
shì是
tā他
men们
de的
hái孩
zi子
 。

This is their child.

3.

noun

young and inexperienced person

Often used affectionately or disparagingly to refer to someone naive or immature.

Shí十
nián年
qián前
nǐ你
hái还
shì是
yī一
gè个
bù不
dǒng懂
shì事
de的
hái孩
zi子
ne呢
 !

Ten years ago, you were still an ignorant kid!

Bié别
nào闹
le了
 ,
nǐ你
dōu都
shì是
gè个
dà大
hái孩
zi子
le了
 。

Stop fooling around, you're a big kid now.