孩提 (hái dī) — infant; young child (literary)
Definition
Literary word for infancy / very early childhood — only used in formal writing or nostalgic contexts (e.g. 孩提时代). For everyday 'child' use 小孩 or 孩子 instead.
noun
infantyoung child (literary)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 孩提。Tā huí yì qǐ hái dī shí dài de qù shì.He recalled interesting events from his infancy.
- 孩提。hái dī Shí qī de jì yì wǎng wǎng hěn mó hu.Memories from infancy are often vague.
- 孩提。Zhè běn shū miáo xiě le yí gè hái dī de chéng zhǎng jīng lì.This book describes an infant's growth experience.
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