孩 hái child
How to remember 孩: 子 child + 亥 pig = child. The farm visit ends in chaos when one child chases a pig through the mud, the happiest child in the whole class.
Component breakdown
孩 = 子 child + 亥 pig
- 子 child
- 亥 pig
The farm visit ends in chaos when one child chases a pig through the mud, the happiest child in the whole class.
How it is used
- Bound morpheme for 'child', chiefly in 孩子 (háizi) child/kid - 两个孩子 (liǎng ge háizi) two kids.
- Combines with sex/size for specific kids: 男孩 (nánhái) boy, 女孩 (nǚhái) girl, 小孩 (xiǎohái) little child, often with erhua 小孩儿.
- Doesn't stand alone; 孩子 is the free word.
Words with 孩
Example sentences
- 他还是小孩子。 Tā háishi xiǎoháizi.He's still a child.
- 她下个月生孩子。 Tā xià gè yuè shēng háizi.Her baby is due next month.
- 孩子们玩得非常高兴。 Háizimen wán de fēicháng gāoxìng.The children were extremely happy playing.
- 她教育孩子们。 Tā jiàoyù háizimen.She teaches children.