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Definitions

  1. 1. child
  2. 2. son

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“没门 !”“有。”
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Words Containing 儿

一会儿
yī huìr

a moment

个儿
gèr

size

个头儿
gè tóur

size

儿女
ér nǚ

children; sons and daughters

儿子
ér zi

son

儿科
ér kē

pediatrics

儿童
ér tóng

child

冰棍儿
bīng gùnr

ice lolly

味儿
wèir

taste

哪儿
nǎr

where?

女儿
nǚ ér

daughter

婴儿
yīng ér

infant

孤儿
gū ér

orphan

少儿
shào ér

child

幼儿园
yòu ér yuán

kindergarten

待会儿
dāi huìr
心眼儿
xīn yǎnr

one's thoughts

模特儿
mó tèr

(fashion) model (loanword)

没事儿
méi shìr

to have spare time

活儿
huór

work

玩儿
wánr

to play

画儿
huàr

picture

空儿
kòngr

spare time

老头儿
lǎo tóur

see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]

胎儿
tāi ér

unborn child

茶馆儿
chá guǎnr

a teashop

这儿
zhèr

here

这会儿
zhè huìr

(coll.) now

那儿
nàr

there

那会儿
nà huìr

at that time (in the past or the future)

闹着玩儿
nào zhe wánr

to play games

乞儿
qǐ ér

beggar

乳儿
rǔ ér

nursing infant

干儿
gān ér

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

干儿子
gān ér zi

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

干女儿
gān nǚ ér

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

低能儿
dī néng ér

retarded child

健儿
jiàn ér

top athlete

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)

儿化
ér huà

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

儿化音
ér huà yīn

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

儿化韵
ér huà yùn

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

儿女
ér nǚ

children; sons and daughters

儿女英雄传
ér nǚ yīng xióng zhuàn

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

儿媳
ér xí

daughter-in-law

儿媳妇
ér xí fu

daughter-in-law

儿孙
ér sūn

descendant

儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú

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

儿戏
ér xì

child's play

儿时
ér shí

childhood

儿歌
ér gē

nursery rhyme

儿童基金会
ér tóng jī jīn huì

UNICEF (United Nations Children's fund)

儿童乐园
ér tóng lè yuán

children's play area

儿童权利公约
ér tóng quán lì gōng yuē

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

儿茶素
ér chá sù

catechin (biochemistry)

儿马
ér mǎ

stallion

六一儿童节
liù yī ér tóng jié

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

可儿
kě ér

a person after one's heart (charming person)

台儿庄区
tái ér zhuāng qū

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

唐氏儿
táng shì ér

Down's syndrome child

国际儿童节
guó jì ér tóng jié

International Children's Day (June 1)

女儿
nǚ ér

daughter

女儿墙
nǚ ér qiáng

crenelated parapet wall

女儿红
nǚ ér hóng

kind of Chinese wine

奴儿干
nú ér gān

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

奴儿干都司
nú ér gān dū sī

the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area

妻儿
qī ér

wife and child

侄儿
zhí ér

see 姪子|侄子[zhí zi]

娃儿
wá ér

children (colloquial)

娇儿
jiāo ér

beloved son

婴儿手推车
yīng ér shǒu tuī chē

baby buggy

婴儿期
yīng ér qī

infancy

婴儿潮
yīng ér cháo

baby boom

婴儿猝死综合症
yīng ér cù sǐ zōng hé zhèng

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); crib death

婴儿车
yīng ér chē

baby carriage

婴幼儿
yīng yòu ér

baby

孤儿药
gū ér yào

orphan drug

孤儿院
gū ér yuàn

orphanage

安琪儿
ān qí ér

angel (loanword)

容祖儿
róng zǔ ér

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

宠儿
chǒng ér

pet

小儿
xiǎo ér

young child

小儿科
xiǎo ér kē

pediatrics

小儿经
xiǎo ér jīng

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

小儿软骨病
xiǎo ér ruǎn gǔ bìng

rickets (medicine)

小儿麻痹
xiǎo ér má bì

polio (poliomyelitis)

小儿麻痹病毒
xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú

poliovirus

小儿麻痹症
xiǎo ér má bì zhèng

poliomyelitis

少儿不宜
shào ér bù yí

not suitable for children

帖木儿
tiē mù ér

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

帖木儿大汗
tiē mù ér dà hán

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

幸运儿
xìng yùn ér

winner

幼儿
yòu ér

preschooler

心影儿
xīn yǐng ér

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

患儿
huàn ér

child victim of disaster or disease

应采儿
yīng cǎi ér

Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi (1983-), actress

托儿
tuō ér

childcare

托儿所
tuō ér suǒ

nursery

拖儿带女
tuō ér dài nǚ

supporting a wife and children

挽救儿童
wǎn jiù ér tóng

to rescue a child

敲锣边儿
qiāo luó biān er

to strike the edge of the gong

新生儿
xīn shēng ér

newborn baby

正儿八板
zhèng ér bā bǎn

earnest

正儿八经
zhèng ér bā jīng

serious

残疾儿
cán jí ér

a child with a birth defect

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)

泳儿
yǒng ér

Vincy Chan, Hong Kong female singer

流动儿童
liú dòng ér tóng

children of migrants

流浪儿
liú làng ér

street urchin

混血儿
hùn xuè ér

person of mixed blood

特殊儿童
tè shū ér tóng

child with special needs

猴儿
hóu ér

little devil

生儿育女
shēng ér yù nǚ

to bear and raise children

产儿
chǎn ér

newborn baby

男儿
nán ér

a (real) man

男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán

real men do not easily cry (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

畸形儿
jī xíng ér

deformed child

百儿八十
bǎi ér bā shí

about a hundred

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)

神的儿子
shén de ér zi

the Son of God

科学育儿
kē xué yù ér

scientific parenting

童儿
tóng ér

boy

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

笛卡儿坐标制
dí kǎ ér zuò biāo zhì

Cartesian coordinate system

老儿
lǎo ér

father

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)

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

United Nations Children's Fund

育儿
yù ér

to raise a child

育儿嫂
yù ér sǎo

nanny (for infants and toddlers)

育儿袋
yù ér dài

marsupial pouch

台儿庄
tái ér zhuāng

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

花儿
huā ér

style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia

莫卧儿王朝
mò wò ér wáng cháo

Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)

视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì

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

试管婴儿
shì guǎn yīng ér

test tube baby

猫儿
māo ér

kitten

猫儿山
māo ér shān

Kitten Mountain, Guangxi

连体婴儿
lián tǐ yīng ér

conjoined twins

酷儿
kù ér

queer (sexuality)

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)

雀儿喜
què ér xǐ

Chelsea

雀儿山
què ér shān

Chola Mountains in Sichuan

雏儿
chú ér

newly hatched bird

香奈儿
xiāng nài ér

Chanel (brand name)

鹿儿岛
lù ér dǎo

Kagoshima, Japanese island prefecture off the south coast of Kyushu

黄花女儿
huáng huā nǚ ér

see 黃花閨女|黄花闺女[huáng huā guī nu:3]

龟儿子
guī ér zi

(coll.) bastard

一会儿
yī huì r

a while

干活儿
gàn huó r

to work

使劲儿
shǐ jìn ér

Rearing

大伙儿
dà huǒ r

erhua variant of 大伙[dà huǒ]

墨水儿
mò shuǐ r

erhua variant of 墨水

纳闷儿
nà mèn r

puzzled

纽扣儿
niǔ kòu ér

Buttons children

摊儿
tān r

erhua variant of 攤|摊[tān]

玩意儿
wán yì r

erhua variant of 玩意[wán yì]

馅儿
xiàn r

erhua variant of 餡|馅

心眼儿
xīn yǎn r

one's thoughts