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child
erhua form of 男孩[nan2 hai2]
erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2]
erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]
child
girl
boy
wolf child
clay doll
child
"a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs
Notice where 孩 sits in each complete thought.
You are no longer a mere child.
Source: Tatoeba #2007067 · CC BY 2.0 FRI was like that when I was younger.
Source: Tatoeba #3031430 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis is the girl that came yesterday.
Source: Tatoeba #396795 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe's the tallest amongst the boys.
Source: Tatoeba #1188444 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'm in this for the kids.
Source: Tatoeba #9419157 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.