童
child; servant; bare mountain; surname
Meanings
5 senses · 14 examplesnoun
child; kid; young person
formalUsed to refer to children generally, often in formal or literary contexts.
The shepherd boy is herding sheep on the grassland.
This fairy tale is deeply loved by children.
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Nursery rhymes are children's songs passed down from ancient times.
Childhood is one of the best times in a person's life.
The teacher organized a children's art exhibition.
adjective
unmarried; young and unmarried
literaryUsed exclusively to describe unmarried young men and women, mostly in literary or formal writing.
In ancient times, unmarried young men and women were often selected to serve the imperial family in the palace.
The unmarried young man and woman met and got to know each other at the festival market.
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Folk stories often feature plots where unmarried young women collect herbs to save people.
noun
young servant; household boy
archaicAlmost always used in the diminutive form ～儿 in modern usage, referring to young male servants in traditional Chinese households.
This scholar always had a young servant boy following him to tend to his writing tools.
The young household servants of wealthy families were responsible for daily yard chores.
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Classic novels often describe the deep friendship between servant boys and their masters.
adjective
bare; treeless (of a mountain)
literaryUsed exclusively to describe mountains with no trees or vegetation covering their slopes.
This barren mountain has now become a treeless hill.
The government is carrying out afforestation projects on treeless mountains to restore the ecological environment.
noun
surname Tong
Used as a family name, rare in modern China.
Mr. Tong is a retired Chinese teacher from our school.