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孤儿

orphan

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

gu1er2 • gūér

Meaning

Primary

orphan

Alternatives

orphans

Mnemonic

孤儿 Orphan refers to any given 孤 orphan, some of which may be 儿 sons, some of which may be daughters.

Usage

那 个 小孩 是 孤儿。

That child is an orphan.

她 收养 了 一 个 孤儿。

She adopted an orphan.

那 个 孤儿 非常 勇敢。

That orphan is very brave.