大儿子 (dà ér zi) — the oldest son | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

the oldest son

Measure word · 个

大儿子。
Wǒ de dà ér zi yǐ jīng dà xué bì yè le.
My oldest son has already graduated from university.
大儿子。
Zhāng xiān sheng de dà ér zi jì chéng le jiā zú qǐ yè.
Mr. Zhang's oldest son inherited the family business.
大儿子。
Tā men jiā de dà ér zi zài běi jīng gōng zuò.
Their family's oldest son works in Beijing.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

儿子son

'大' oldest and '儿子' son combine to mean the firstborn boy.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Appears in