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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

不知道怎么搞的，这几天的天气真反常。我们家大人小孩都病了。我太太鼻塞、流鼻涕、嗓子疼，还咳嗽。我儿子......

bù zhīdào zěnme gǎo de ，zhè jǐtiān de tiānqì zhēn fǎncháng 。wǒmen jiā dàren xiǎohái dōu bìng le 。wǒ tàitai bísè 、liú bítì 、sǎngzi téng ，hái késou 。wǒ érzi ......

I don't know what's going on. The weather these last few days has been really odd. Everyone in our household, young and old, has gotten sick. My wife's nose is stuffy and runny, her throat is sore, and she's coughing. My son...

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好嘞！接下来给大家带来歌曲（清嗓子）《采姑娘的小蘑菇》，大家掌声欢迎！

hǎo lei ！jiē xiàlái gěi dàjiā dàilái gēqǔ （qīng sǎngzi ）《cǎi gūniang de xiǎo mógu 》，dàjiā zhǎngshēng huānyíng ！

Good! Now I'll perform a song for everyone (clears throat). 'The little mushroom that picked girls'. Can I have a round of applause please!

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人家嗓子不舒服，我们可不可以吃点清淡的呀？

rénjiā sǎngzi bù shūfu ，wǒmen kěbùkěyǐ chī diǎn qīngdàn de ya ？

My throat is not well, can we eat food that is less heavy and more bland?

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老师，我们帮您买了咖啡，您最喜欢的卡布奇诺。待会儿润润嗓子。

lǎoshī ，wǒmen bāng nín mǎi le kāfēi ，nín zuì xǐhuan de kǎbùqínuò 。dāihuǐr rùn run sǎngzi 。

Teacher, we bought you coffee. It's a cappuccino, your favorite. It'll sooth your throat.

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我头晕，嗓子疼，咳嗽。

wǒ tóuyūn ，sǎngzi téng ，késou 。

I'm dizzy, my throat hurts, and I have a cough.

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哎，我闻那个味儿就够了。喝一小口就觉得整个嗓子都在烧。不过烧菜的时候放些白酒，味道还是很不错的。

āi ，wǒ wén nàge wèir jiù gòu le 。hē yī xiǎokǒu jiù juéde zhěnggè sǎngzi dōu zài shāo 。bùguò shāocài de shíhou fàng xiē báijiǔ ，wèidao háishì hěn bùcuò de 。

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我觉得很有用。每次我嗓子不舒服的时候，喝热水就好多了。

wǒ juéde hěn yǒuyòng 。měi cì wǒ sǎngzi bù shūfu de shíhou ，hē rèshuǐ jiù hǎo duō le 。

I think it’s very useful. Every time when my throat isn’t comfortable, drinking hot water makes it feel much better.

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我听中医说喝热水可以润嗓子。

wǒ tīng zhōngyī shuō hē rèshuǐ kěyǐ rùn sǎngzi 。

I heard from a doctor of Chinese medicine that drinking hot water can soothe the throat.

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