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母子

mǔ zǐ
HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. mother and child
  2. 2. parent and subsidiary (companies)
  3. 3. principal and interest

Word relationships

Counterparts

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父子
fù zǐ

father and son

father and son

Related words

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本息
běn xī

principal and interest (on a loan)

principal and interest in finance

Usage notes

Formality

When used in the financial sense (principal and interest), 母子 is formal/technical; in everyday language, people say 本金和利息.

Example Sentences

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那对 母子 在公园里散步。
That mother and child are taking a walk in the park.

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Words Containing 母子

母子垂直感染
mǔ zǐ chuí zhí gǎn rǎn

mother-to-infant transmission

Child Words of 母子

子
zǐ

son

母
mǔ

mother