儿童

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HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

Definitions

1. child

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 成人 chéng rén 成人 chéng rén adult 法律或生理上的成年人: adult

Register variants

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• 小孩 xiǎo hái 小孩 xiǎo hái child 口语化说法: child

Related words

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• 婴儿 yīng ér 婴儿 yīng ér infant 指更年幼的孩子: infant

Synonyms

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• 孩子 hái zi 孩子 hái zi child 日常口语中更常用: child

Usage notes

Collocations

‘儿童’是正式用词，常见于法律、政策或学术语境，而‘孩子’是口语中更通用的说法。

Common mistakes

学习者在指一个孩子时可能误用‘一个儿童’，但更自然的说法是‘一个孩子’。‘儿童’常用于泛指未成年人群。

Example Sentences

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这本书对 儿童 的科学启蒙很有帮助。

This book is very helpful for children's scientific enlightenment.

他见义勇为，救起了落水 儿童 。

He acted bravely for a just cause and rescued the drowning child.

这个公园里有很多 儿童 。

There are many children in this park.

这项基金用于帮助贫困 儿童 。

This fund is used to help impoverished children.

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Words Containing 儿童

• 儿童基金会 儿童基金会 ér tóng jī jīn huì: UNICEF (United Nations Children's fund)
• 儿童乐园 儿童乐园 ér tóng lè yuán: children's play area
• 儿童权利公约 儿童权利公约 ér tóng quán lì gōng yuē: Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
• 六一儿童节 六一儿童节 liù yī ér tóng jié: Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
• 国际儿童节 国际儿童节 guó jì ér tóng jié: International Children's Day (June 1)
• 挽救儿童 挽救儿童 wǎn jiù ér tóng: to rescue a child
• 流动儿童 流动儿童 liú dòng ér tóng: children of migrants
• 特殊儿童 特殊儿童 tè shū ér tóng: child with special needs
• 留守儿童 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
• 联合国儿童基金会 联合国儿童基金会 lián hé guó ér tóng jī jīn huì: United Nations Children's Fund

Child Words of 儿童

• 儿 儿 ér: child
• 童 童 tóng: child