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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)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕

yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì

1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

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

一鼻孔出气

yī bí kǒng chū qì

1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
2 to sing from the same hymn sheet

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

Sample Sentences

差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛，但看的不很清楚；有两只耳朵，但听的不很分明；有鼻子和嘴，但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。

chàbuduō xiānsheng de xiàngmào hé nǐ hé wǒ dōu chàbuduō 。tā yǒu yī shuāng yǎnjing ，dàn kàn de bù hěn qīngchu ；yǒu liǎng zhǐ ěrduo ，dàn tīng de bù hěn fēnmíng ；yǒu bízi hé zuǐ ，dàn tā duìyú qìwèi hé kǒuwèi dōu bù hěn jiǎngjiu 。

Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.

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哼，胡子没刮，眼睛旁边还有眼屎，那个鼻毛哦，都长到鼻子外面来了。

hèng ，húzi méi guā ，yǎnjing pángbiān hái yǒu yǎnshǐ ，nàge bímáo ò ，dōu zhǎng dào bízi wàimian lái le 。

Psh. He hadn't shaved and still had sleep in his eyes. His nosehairs were so long that they were actually coming out of his nose.

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我也知道现在这时代不应该再固守成规、遵循“按资排辈”那一套了，只是被一个年轻人牵着鼻子走，心理多少有些不平衡。

wǒ yě zhīdào xiànzài zhè shídài bù yīnggāi zài gùshǒu chéngguī 、zūnxún “ànzīpáibèi ”nà yī tào le ，zhǐshì bèi yī ge niánqīngrén qiān zhe bízi zǒu ，xīnlǐ duōshǎo yǒuxiē bù pínghéng 。

I am aware in today’s times, we shouldn’t stick to rules where positions are based on seniority. But I still feel mentally awkward to be led by someone younger.

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你去找两根树枝当作手吧。还有，再找一根胡萝卜，当作鼻子。

nǐ qù zhǎo liǎng gēn shùzhī dàngzuò shǒu ba 。háiyǒu ，zài zhǎo yī gēn húluóbo ，dàngzuò bízi 。

Go look for two sticks to be his arms. Also, go look for a carrot to be his nose.

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西方人的特点是鼻子都很高，眼睛都很深。

xīfāngrén de tèdiǎn shì bízi dōu hěn gāo ，yǎnjing dōu hěn shēn 。

A defining characteristic of Westerners is their high noses and deep-set eyes.

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嘴巴里尝到的或者鼻子里闻到的。

zuǐba lǐ chángdào de huòzhě bízi lǐ wéndào de 。

something that you taste in your mouth or something you smell with your nose

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哈哈，那个是太夸张了！只露出眼睛鼻子和嘴巴，还五颜六色的，跟蒙面大盗似的。

hāhā ，nàge shì tài kuāzhāng le ！zhǐ lùchū yǎnjing bízi hé zuǐbā ，hái wǔyánliùsè de ，gēn méng miàndàdào shìde 。

Haha, those are so ridiculous! They only show your eyes, nose, and mouth and come in many different colors. They're like masked bandits.

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嘿嘿，我的鼻子很灵敏的。只要有美食，我都能闻到。

hēihēi ，wǒ de bízi hěn língmǐn de 。zhǐyào yǒu měishí ，wǒ dōu néng wén dào 。

Heh heh, my nose is very sensitive. As long as there's delicious food around, I can smell it.

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你鼻子是不是有问题？不对，好像就是从你身上来的。

nǐ bízi shì bu shì yǒu wèntí ？bù duì ，hǎoxiàng jiùshì cóng nǐ shēnshàng lái de 。

Is there something wrong with your nose? Wait, it seems like it's coming from you.

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动作也很不雅，不是挖鼻子就是挖耳朵。走路还外八字。

dòngzuò yě hěn bùyǎ ，bùshì wā bízi jiùshì wā ěrduo 。zǒulù hái wàibāzì 。

Her behavior wasn't very elegant, either, and she was always picking her nose or ears. She also walked with her toes pointed out.

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