孙子 sūnzi grandson
grandson; son's son
How to remember 孙子: 孙 grandchild + 子 child = grandson.
Characters
How it is used
- Grandson (son's son) - 我的孙子 (wǒ de sūnzi) my grandson; zi is neutral tone.
- Read sūnzi it's 'grandson'; read Sūnzǐ (孙子) it's the ancient strategist Sun Tzu - same characters, different tone/meaning.
- Granddaughter is 孙女 (sūnnǚ); a daughter's children use 外 (外孙 wàisūn grandson via daughter).
Example sentences
- 《孙子兵法》是一本很有名的书。 《Sūnzi Bīngfǎ》 shì yī běn hěn yǒumíngde shū.The Art of War is a very famous book.