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Definitions

  1. 1. child
  2. 2. son

Example Sentences

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“没门 !”“有。”
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 846719)

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Words Containing 儿

馅儿
xiàn r

erhua variant of 餡|馅

猴儿
hóu ér

little devil

儿时
ér shí

childhood

儿童权利公约
ér tóng quán lì gōng yuē

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

女儿墙
nǚ ér qiáng

crenelated parapet wall

香奈儿
xiāng nài ér

Chanel (brand name)

试管婴儿
shì guǎn yīng ér

test tube baby

乳儿
rǔ ér

nursing infant

冰棍儿
bīng gùnr

ice lolly

奴儿干都司
nú ér gān dū sī

the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area

女儿红
nǚ ér hóng

kind of Chinese wine

婴儿潮
yīng ér cháo

baby boom

儿茶素
ér chá sù

catechin (biochemistry)

花儿
huā ér

style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia

患儿
huàn ér

child victim of disaster or disease

干儿子
gān ér zi

adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

乞儿
qǐ ér

beggar

托儿
tuō ér

childcare

小儿麻痹病毒
xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú

poliovirus

娇儿
jiāo ér

beloved son

婴儿期
yīng ér qī

infancy

雀儿喜
què ér xǐ

Chelsea

泳儿
yǒng ér

Vincy Chan, Hong Kong female singer

正儿八经
zhèng ér bā jīng

serious

老儿
lǎo ér

father

模特儿
mó tèr

(fashion) model (loanword)

连体婴儿
lián tǐ yīng ér

conjoined twins

幸运儿
xìng yùn ér

winner

产儿
chǎn ér

newborn baby

女儿
nǚ ér

daughter

小儿软骨病
xiǎo ér ruǎn gǔ bìng

rickets (medicine)

莫卧儿王朝
mò wò ér wáng cháo

Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)

混血儿
hùn xuè ér

person of mixed blood

个儿
gèr

size

儿媳妇
ér xí fu

daughter-in-law

新生儿
xīn shēng ér

newborn baby

味儿
wèir

taste

那会儿
nà huìr

at that time (in the past or the future)

拖儿带女
tuō ér dài nǚ

supporting a wife and children

胎儿
tāi ér

unborn child

女儿
nǚ ér

daughter

儿童基金会
ér tóng jī jīn huì

UNICEF (United Nations Children's fund)

儿科
ér kē

pediatrics

婴儿车
yīng ér chē

baby carriage

小儿麻痹症
xiǎo ér má bì zhèng

poliomyelitis

台儿庄
tái ér zhuāng

Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[zǎo zhuāng shì], Shandong

儿女英雄传
ér nǚ yīng xióng zhuàn

The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[wén kāng]

挽救儿童
wǎn jiù ér tóng

to rescue a child

干活儿
gàn huó r

to work

空儿
kòngr

spare time

育儿袋
yù ér dài

marsupial pouch

闹着玩儿
nào zhe wánr

to play games

儿化
ér huà

(Chinese phonetics) to rhotacize a syllable final; to apply r-coloring to the final of a syllable

幼儿园
yòu ér yuán

kindergarten

托儿所
tuō ér suǒ

nursery

帖木儿
tiē mù ér

Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror

容祖儿
róng zǔ ér

Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress

猫儿
māo ér

kitten

育儿
yù ér

to raise a child

育儿嫂
yù ér sǎo

nanny (for infants and toddlers)

这儿
zhèr

here

儿女
ér nǚ

children; sons and daughters

摊儿
tān r

erhua variant of 攤|摊[tān]

酷儿
kù ér

queer (sexuality)

心影儿
xīn yǐng ér

(Taiwan usage) child in need of help (orphaned, abandoned, abused etc)

畸形儿
jī xíng ér

deformed child

国际儿童节
guó jì ér tóng jié

International Children's Day (June 1)

玩儿
wánr

to play

这会儿
zhè huìr

(coll.) now

少儿不宜
shào ér bù yí

not suitable for children

儿歌
ér gē

nursery rhyme

可儿
kě ér

a person after one's heart (charming person)

心眼儿
xīn yǎn r

one's thoughts

雀儿山
què ér shān

Chola Mountains in Sichuan

百儿八十
bǎi ér bā shí

about a hundred

奴儿干
nú ér gān

part of Heilongjiang and the Vladivostok area ruled by the Ming dynasty

男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán

real men do not easily cry (idiom)

娃儿
wá ér

children (colloquial)

儿童乐园
ér tóng lè yuán

children's play area

那儿
nàr

there

婴儿
yīng ér

infant

婴幼儿
yīng yòu ér

baby

特殊儿童
tè shū ér tóng

child with special needs

孤儿
gū ér

orphan

孤儿院
gū ér yuàn

orphanage

儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫
ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

大伙儿
dà huǒ r

erhua variant of 大伙[dà huǒ]

没事儿
méi shìr

to have spare time

联合国儿童基金会
lián hé guó ér tóng jī jīn huì

United Nations Children's Fund

儿孙
ér sūn

descendant

少儿
shào ér

child

心眼儿
xīn yǎnr

one's thoughts

笛卡儿坐标制
dí kǎ ér zuò biāo zhì

Cartesian coordinate system

流浪儿
liú làng ér

street urchin

儿戏
ér xì

child's play

一会儿
yī huìr

a moment

正儿八板
zhèng ér bā bǎn

earnest

皇帝女儿不愁嫁
huáng dì nǚ ér bù chóu jià

lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom)

侄儿
zhí ér

see 姪子|侄子[zhí zi]

唐氏儿
táng shì ér

Down's syndrome child

老头儿
lǎo tóur

see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]

纽扣儿
niǔ kòu ér

Buttons children

儿子
ér zi

son

科学育儿
kē xué yù ér

scientific parenting

敲锣边儿
qiāo luó biān er

to strike the edge of the gong

纳闷儿
nà mèn r

puzzled

雏儿
chú ér

newly hatched bird

小儿麻痹
xiǎo ér má bì

polio (poliomyelitis)

茶馆儿
chá guǎnr

a teashop

男儿
nán ér

a (real) man

残疾儿
cán jí ér

a child with a birth defect

哪儿
nǎr

where?

童儿
tóng ér

boy

活儿
huór

work

使劲儿
shǐ jìn ér

Rearing

幼儿
yòu ér

preschooler

帖木儿大汗
tiē mù ér dà hán

Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror

流动儿童
liú dòng ér tóng

children of migrants

小儿
xiǎo ér

young child

老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋
lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn

If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)

个头儿
gè tóur

size

台儿庄区
tái ér zhuāng qū

Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[zǎo zhuāng shì], Shandong

神的儿子
shén de ér zi

the Son of God

儿化音
ér huà yīn

(Chinese phonetics) erhua (the sound of the r-coloring of a syllable final)

视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì

to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant

儿童
ér tóng

child

笛卡儿
dí kǎ ér

René Descartes (1596-1650), French philosopher and author of Discours de la méthode 方法論|方法论

酸儿辣女
suān ér là nǚ

if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)

留守儿童
liú shǒu ér tóng

\left-behind children\, rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them

婴儿手推车
yīng ér shǒu tuī chē

baby buggy

猫儿山
māo ér shān

Kitten Mountain, Guangxi

儿媳
ér xí

daughter-in-law

生儿育女
shēng ér yù nǚ

to bear and raise children

婴儿猝死综合症
yīng ér cù sǐ zōng hé zhèng

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); crib death

画儿
huàr

picture

儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú

younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)

儿马
ér mǎ

stallion

龟儿子
guī ér zi

(coll.) bastard

儿化韵
ér huà yùn

(Chinese phonetics) syllable final with r-coloring; rhotacized syllable final

待会儿
dāi huìr
健儿
jiàn ér

top athlete

六一儿童节
liù yī ér tóng jié

Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14

玩意儿
wán yì r

erhua variant of 玩意[wán yì]

干儿
gān ér

adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

儿女
ér nǚ

children; sons and daughters

干女儿
gān nǚ ér

adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

杀君马者道旁儿
shā jūn mǎ zhě dào páng ér

lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)

妻儿
qī ér

wife and child

应采儿
yīng cǎi ér

Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi (1983-), actress

黄花女儿
huáng huā nǚ ér

see 黃花閨女|黄花闺女[huáng huā guī nu:3]

安琪儿
ān qí ér

angel (loanword)

一会儿
yī huì r

a while

小儿经
xiǎo ér jīng

Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese

墨水儿
mò shuǐ r

erhua variant of 墨水

宠儿
chǒng ér

pet

鹿儿岛
lù ér dǎo

Kagoshima, Japanese island prefecture off the south coast of Kyushu

孤儿药
gū ér yào

orphan drug

低能儿
dī néng ér

retarded child

小儿科
xiǎo ér kē

pediatrics