儿

from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation : ér [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : child. (n) youngster. (n) son. (n) male. (adj) Radical : 儿 Strokes : 2 Traditional : 兒 ( Stroke Order ) Usage : 45.1%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

儿童 ér tóng

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children

2.

儿女 ér nǚ

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children

3.

儿子 ér zi

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son

4.

女儿 nǚ ér

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:

daughter

5.

婴儿 yīng ér

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baby; infant

6.

孤儿 gū ér

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orphan

7.

一会儿 yí huì ér

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:

a little while

8.

生儿育女 shēng ér yù nǚ

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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 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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

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 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

他 : he, his 儿子 : son 和 : and 我 : I, my 女儿 : daughter 年龄 : age 相仿 : similar

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 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

一会儿 : a little while 这样 : so, this way 那样 : of that kind, that way

4. The children have all grown up. ér nǚ dōu yǐ zhǎng dà chéng rén 。 儿 女 都 已 长 大 成 人 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

儿女 : children 都 : all 已 : already 长大 : grow up 成人 : adult

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