孙
grandson; descendant; plant shoot
Meanings
6 senses · 30 examplesnoun
grandson; son's son
Refers specifically to the son of one's son.
My grandson is five years old this year.
He has a grandson and a granddaughter.
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The grandson likes listening to his grandfather tell stories very much.
This is a painting drawn by my grandson.
Grandfather took his grandson to play in the park.
noun
descendant; later generation
Refers to generations after the grandson, including great-grandson, great-great-grandson, etc.
His family has four generations living together, and the great-grandson has already started school.
This elderly person is very happy to see his great-great-grandson.
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The family tree records information from ancestors to great-grandsons.
He hopes that his descendants can live a happy life.
The great-grandson looks very much like him when he was a child.
noun
grandchild; cousin's child of the same generation as one's grandson
Refers to relatives of the same generation as one's grandson, including nephew's son, niece's son, etc.
His nephew has a son, who is his grandnephew.
Aunt loves her grandson (daughter's son) very much.
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During the family gathering, the grandnephew and grandson played together.
He has three grandchildren, including one grandson (son's son) and two grandsons (daughter's sons).
My grandnephew is two years older than my grandson.
noun
shoot; sprout; new growth of plants
Refers to new shoots or sprouts growing from plants.
These rice shoots are growing well, and there will be a good harvest this year.
Many new bamboo shoots have grown in this bamboo forest.
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Farmers are checking the growth of rice shoots in the fields.
New shoots have grown from the roots of this old tree.
After the rain, the flowers and plants in the garden have grown tender green shoots.
noun
a surname
Refers to the Chinese family name 'Sun'.
My teacher's surname is Sun, and we all call him Teacher Sun.
Sun Wukong is the main character in the classic Chinese novel 'Journey to the West'.
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Sun Yat-sen is a great pioneer of China's modern democratic revolution.
May I ask your surname? My surname is Sun.
Classmate Sun is the monitor of our class.
adjective
humble; modest; yielding
archaicArchaic usage, same as '逊' (xùn). Now rarely used.
A gentleman is humble and aspires to learn.
Ancient people often regarded modesty and yielding as virtues.
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He is humble and obedient, and is deeply respected by everyone.
In this sentence, '孙' is interchangeable with '逊', meaning humble.
There is the phrase '孙谋' in 'The Book of Documents', which means humble strategy.