How to say “mother and son” in Chinese
mother and son
“Mother and son” in Chinese is 母子, mǔ zǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
母子 is read mǔ zǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
Originally a drawing of a woman with breasts: the two dots inside. The same sign appears in 每 and 海.
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 “母子”.
More words from the lesson “Father and mother”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mother and son” in Chinese?
“Mother and son” in Chinese is 母子, pinyin mǔzǐ.
What does 母子 mean?
母子 (mǔzǐ) means “mother and son”.
How do you write 母子?
母子 is 2 characters: 母 (mǔ) — mother; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 母子?
母子 is read mǔzǐ. Tones: mǔ — third tone, zǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“mother and son” in the lesson “Father and mother”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 4. 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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