头生 (tóu shēng) — firstborn (child)

Definition

Examples

• 他的头生是个女儿，现在已经上小学了。
  Tā de tóu shēng shì gè nǚ ér, xiàn zài yǐ jīng shàng xiǎo xué le.
  His firstborn is a daughter, and she is already in elementary school.
• 在古代，头生往往承担更多的家庭责任。
  Zài gǔ dài, tóu shēng wǎng wǎng chéng dān gèng duō de jiā tíng zé rèn.
  In ancient times, the firstborn often shouldered more family responsibilities.
• 她作为头生，从小就学会了照顾弟弟妹妹。
  Tā zuò wéi tóu shēng, cóng xiǎo jiù xué huì le zhào gù dì di mèi mei.
  As the firstborn, she learned to take care of her younger siblings from a young age.