儿女 (ér nǚ) — children, sons and daughters
Definition
儿女 means one's own children (sons and daughters), used by parents; 子女 is a more formal written synonym for the same sense. The phrase 儿女情长 is a set expression meaning 'deeply in love'.
noun
childrensons and daughters
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 儿女。Fù mǔ zǒng shì wèi ér nǚ cāo xīn.Parents are always worried about their children.
- 儿女，。Tā yǒu yí duì ér nǚ, yí gè nán hái yí gè nǚ hái.He has two children, a boy and a girl.
- 儿女，。Tā men ér nǚ qíng cháng, hěn nán fēn kāi.They are deeply in love with each other and find it hard to part.
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