How to say “children” in Chinese
children (warm)
“Children” in Chinese is 儿女, ér nǚ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
儿女 is read ér nǚ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the end of a word it turns into an “r” sound: 一点儿.
A picture of a seated woman.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “儿女”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 儿女. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 老王的儿女都在外地工作。lǎoWángdeérnǚdōuzàiwàidìgōngzuòLao Wang's children all work in other cities.
- 他们的儿女都长2大了tāmendeérnǚdōuzhǎngdàleTheir children have all grown up.
- 儿女都在外地工作，谁来给父母养老？érnǚdōuzàiwàidìgōngzuò,shéiláigěifùmǔyǎnglǎoThe children all work in other cities — who will look after the parents in their old age?
More words from the lesson “Children and adults”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “children” in Chinese?
“Children” in Chinese is 儿女, pinyin érnǚ.
What does 儿女 mean?
儿女 (érnǚ) means “children (warm)”.
How do you write 儿女?
儿女 is 2 characters: 儿 (ér) — child, son; 女 (nǚ) — woman, female. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 儿女?
儿女 is read érnǚ. Tones: ér — second tone, nǚ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“children” in the lesson “Children and adults”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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