childhood; when one was young
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
childhood; when one was little
informalOften used nostalgically to reminisce about past events. The suffix '儿' is optional and typical in Northern Mandarin. It functions as a time expression.
Wǒ我
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
zhù住
zài在
xiāng乡
xia下
。
I lived in the countryside when I was little.
Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
shì是
dāng当
fēi飞
xíng行
yuán员
。
His childhood dream was to be a pilot.
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Wǒ我
men们
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
r儿
jīng经
cháng常
yī一
qǐ起
wán玩
r儿
。
We often played together when we were kids.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
de的
yī一
xiē些
qù趣
shì事
zhì至
jīn今
jì记
yì忆
yóu犹
xīn新
。
Some funny things from childhood are still fresh in my memory.