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1 son
2 child
3 seed
4 egg
5 small thing
6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

孩子

hái zi

1 child

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡

yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang

1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不见兔子不撒鹰

bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
2 one doesn't act without some incentive

乱臣贼子

luàn chén zéi zǐ

1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
2 general term for scoundrel

仁人君子

rén rén jūn zǐ

1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

妈妈给儿子做饭。

māma gěi érzi zuòfàn 。

The mother cooks for the son.

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故事的主题是关于一个家庭，一对情侣一个母亲和一个儿子。

gùshi de zhǔtí shì guānyú yīge jiātíng ，yīduì qínglǚ yīge mǔqīn hé yīge érzi 。

The theme of the story is about a family: a couple, a mother and a son.

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要知道孩子跟你聊天的前提是，你得绕开数不清的雷区：不要问穿没穿秋裤！不要在孩子脸色已经不好的情况下还没眼色地打听考试成绩！不要总追着1米8的大儿子问你吃饱了没……最重要的是聊啥都行，千万别讲道理！

yào zhīdào háizi gēn nǐ liáotiān de qiántí shì ，nǐ de rào kāi shǔbùqīng de léiqū ：bùyào wèn chuān méi chuān qiūkù ！bùyào zài háizi liǎnsè yǐjīng bùhǎo de qíngkuàng xià huán méi yǎnsè de dǎting kǎoshì chéngjì ！bùyào zǒng zhuī zhe 1 Mǐ 8 de dà érzi wèn nǐ chībǎo le méi ……zuì zhòngyào de shì liáo shá dōu xíng ，qiān wàn bié jiǎng dàoli ！

Know that the prerequisite of your child chatting with you is that you have to avoid the mine fields: Don’t ask about underwear! Don’t ask for grades haphazardly when your child looks upset! Don’t be chasing down your 6 foot tall son asking if he is full! ......the most important thing is, you can talk about anything but life philosophies!

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可不是嘛，男人就是笨手笨脚的，有时候觉得可爱，有时候真觉得自己又给儿子当妈又给老公当妈。

kěbushì ma ，nánrén jiùshì bènshǒubènjiǎo de ，yǒushíhou juéde kě ài ，yǒushíhou zhēn juéde zìjǐ yòu gěi érzi dāng mā yòu gěi lǎogōng dāng mā 。

Isn't that it exactly? Men are so clumsy, sometimes I think it's cute, but sometimes I feel like I'm a mother for both my son and my husband.

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我去体谅别人了，谁来体谅我家儿子呀？他可不乐意出来逛逛还被拴着。

wǒ qù tǐliàng biéren le ，shéi lái tǐliàng wǒ jiā érzi ya ？tā kě bù lèyì chūlái guàngguang hái bèi shuān zhe 。

I’m considerate to others but who will be considerate to my son? He is not happy to be leashed when out on walks.

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喏，我们家狗就是我儿子呀！

nuò ，wǒmen jiā gǒu jiù shì wǒ érzi ya ！

My dog is my son!