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Pronunciation |
: |
ér |
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Meaning |
: |
- child. (n)
- youngster. (n)
- son. (n)
- male. (adj)
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Radical |
: |
儿 |
Strokes |
: |
2 |
Traditional |
: |
兒 ( Stroke Order ) |
Usage |
: |
45.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
8. |
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: |
give birth to children; have children |
Sentences:
1. The woman found a place for her daughter in a nursery. |
mā |
ma |
bǎ |
nǚ |
ér |
ān |
dùn |
zài |
tuō |
ér |
suǒ |
lǐ |
。 |
妈 |
妈 |
把 |
女 |
儿 |
安 |
顿 |
在 |
托 |
儿 |
所 |
里 |
。 |
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妈妈 |
: |
mother |
把 |
: |
used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated by some other expression |
女儿 |
: |
daughter |
安顿 |
: |
make arrangements for |
在 |
: |
at |
托儿所 |
: |
nursery |
里 |
: |
in |
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2. His son and my daughter are of a similar age. |
tā |
ér |
zǐ |
hé |
wǒ |
nǚ |
ér |
nián |
líng |
xiāng |
fǎng |
。 |
他 |
儿 |
子 |
和 |
我 |
女 |
儿 |
年 |
龄 |
相 |
仿 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he, his |
儿子 |
: |
son |
和 |
: |
and |
我 |
: |
I, my |
女儿 |
: |
daughter |
年龄 |
: |
age |
相仿 |
: |
similar |
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3. now one way, now another. |
yí |
huì |
ér |
zhè |
yàng |
, |
yí |
huì |
ér |
nà |
yàng |
。 |
一 |
会 |
儿 |
这 |
样 |
, |
一 |
会 |
儿 |
那 |
样 |
。 |
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一会儿 |
: |
a little while |
这样 |
: |
so, this way |
那样 |
: |
of that kind, that way |
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4. The children have all grown up. |
ér |
nǚ |
dōu |
yǐ |
zhǎng |
dà |
chéng |
rén |
。 |
儿 |
女 |
都 |
已 |
长 |
大 |
成 |
人 |
。 |
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儿女 |
: |
children |
都 |
: |
all |
已 |
: |
already |
长大 |
: |
grow up |
成人 |
: |
adult |
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