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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

现在大家左手用镊子夹起青蛙腹部的皮肤，右手用解剖剪剪开皮肤。注意不要剪到肉。

xiànzài dàjiā zuǒshǒu yòng nièzi jiā qǐ qīngwā fùbù de pífū ，yòushǒu yòng jiěpōujiǎn jiǎn kāi pífū 。zhùyì bùyào jiǎn dào ròu 。

Now, everybody use the tweezers in your left hand to pinch the skin on the frog's waist. With your right hand, use the dissection scissors to open the skin. Be careful not to cut any flesh.

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