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HSK
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sons and daughters

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

er2nv3 érnǚ

Meaning


Primary

sons and daughters

Alternatives

children

Hint

If we reverse the order of the characters, then the meaning is "daughter" alone. Pay attention to the order the character meanings are used within the two mnemonic to help remember.

Mnemonic


儿 Sons and the 女 woman version of 儿 sons (daughters) together are just... 儿女 sons and daughters. Wow, that was easy.

Usage


他的 儿女 都 在 国外。

His sons and daughters are all abroad.

这 对 父母 很 爱 他们 的 儿女。

These parents love their sons and daughters very much.

他 有 三 个 儿女。

He has three sons and daughters.

儿女 很 孝顺

filial sons and daughters

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