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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

很多孩子和妇女都是人贩子拐来的，利用他们赚钱。很黑暗的。不过也有乞丐是游手好闲，明明自己有劳动能力，但是出来做职业乞丐。

hěn duō háizi hé fùnǚ dōu shì rén fànzi guǎilái de ，lìyòng tāmen zhuànqián 。hěn hēiàn de 。bùguò yě yǒu qǐgài shì yóushǒuhàoxián ，míngmíng zìjǐ yǒu láodòng nénglì ，dànshì chūlai zuò zhíyè qǐgài 。

A lot of women and children are summoned by traffickers who use them to make money. It's very shady. But there are also some beggars who live the life of Riley. They clearly have the ability to work, but they come out to work as professional beggars.

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你本身就智商捉急，被人贩子卖了还帮人数钱的主，感情这事儿您就别瞎操心了。只是得警惕任何时候都小心别上当受骗了。

nǐ běnshēn jiù zhìshāngzhuōjí ，bèi rén fànzi mài le hái bāng rén shǔqiándezhǔ ，gǎnqíng zhè shìr nín jiù bié xiā cāoxīn le 。zhǐshì děi jǐngtì rènhé shíhou dōu xiǎoxīn bié shàngdàng shòupiàn le 。

I think I should be worried about your IQ, you've fallen for his line hook, line and sinker and even thanked him for his trouble. You worry yourself over nothing when it comes to relationships. You should just be cautious at all times not to be fooled.

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