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少儿

shào ér
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. child

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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成人
chéng rén

adult

少儿 means child; 成人 means adult.

Register variants

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孩子
hái zi

child

少儿 is a formal term often used in publications and policies; 孩子 is an informal term used in everyday conversation.

Related words

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青少年
qīng shào nián

adolescent

少儿 encompasses both children and young teens; 青少年 specifically refers to teenagers and young adults.

Synonyms

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儿童
ér tóng

child

少儿 refers to young children and teenagers; 儿童 is a general term for children, often used in formal contexts.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

少儿 is a collective term for children and young teenagers, typically used in compound nouns like 少儿节目 (children's programs) or 少儿读物 (children's books), and is not commonly used alone to refer to a specific child.

Example Sentences

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图书馆新进了一批 少儿 读物。
The library has acquired a new batch of children's books.

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Words Containing 少儿

少儿不宜
shào ér bù yí

not suitable for children

Child Words of 少儿

少
shǎo

few

少
shào

young

儿
ér

child