How to say “children and teenagers” in Chinese
children and teenagers
“Children and teenagers” in Chinese is 少儿, shào ér: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
少儿 is read shào ér: 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
In 多少 it is read with the neutral tone.
At the end of a word it turns into an “r” sound: 一点儿.
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 “少儿”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “children and teenagers” in Chinese?
“Children and teenagers” in Chinese is 少儿, pinyin shào’ér.
What does 少儿 mean?
少儿 (shào’ér) means “children and teenagers”.
How do you write 少儿?
少儿 is 2 characters: 少 (shǎo) — few, little; 儿 (ér) — child, son. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 少儿?
少儿 is read shào’ér. Tones: shào — fourth tone, ér — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“children and teenagers” in the lesson “Growing talent”
This word is from the topic “Talent and mastery” of HSK 6. 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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