How to say “child” in Chinese
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“Child” in Chinese is 孩子, hái zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
孩子 is read hái zi: 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
On the left, 子 “child”.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “孩子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 孩子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你有孩子吗？nǐyǒuháizimaDo you have kids?
- 我姐姐有两个孩子wǒjiějieyǒuliǎnggeháiziMy older sister has two kids.
- 她的孩子上小学tādeháizishàngxiǎoxuéHer child goes to elementary school.
- 这个孩子很聪明。zhègeháizihěncōngmingThis child is very smart.
- 她在家照顾孩子tāzàijiāzhàogùháiziShe's at home, taking care of the child.
- 星期天我带孩子去动物园xīngqītiānwǒdàiháiziqùdòngwùyuánOn Sunday I'm taking my kid to the zoo.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “child” in Chinese?
“Child” in Chinese is 孩子, pinyin háizi.
What does 孩子 mean?
孩子 (háizi) means “child”.
How do you write 孩子?
孩子 is 2 characters: 孩 (hái) — child; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 孩子?
孩子 is read háizi. Tones: hái — second tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“child” in the lesson “How old are you?”
This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. 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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