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孤兒

orphan

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

gu1er2 • gūér

Meaning

Primary

orphan

Alternatives

orphans

Mnemonic

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

Usage

那 個 小孩 是 孤兒。

That child is an orphan.

她 收養 了 一 個 孤兒。

She adopted an orphan.

那 個 孤兒 非常 勇敢。

That orphan is very brave.