Definition
孩提 is a classical Chinese term for an infant or very young child still in arms, used primarily in formal or literary writing rather than everyday conversation. You'll encounter it in essays, historical texts, and idioms. The modern colloquial equivalent is 婴儿 (yīng'ér) or 小孩儿 (xiǎoháir).
n.
infantyoung child (literary)
Examples
- 孩提。Tā huíyì qǐ hái dī shídài de qùshì.He recalled interesting events from his infancy.
- 孩提。hái dī shíqī de jìyì wǎngwǎng hěn móhu.Memories from infancy are often vague.
- 孩提。Zhè běn shū miáoxiě le yí gè hái dī de chéngzhǎng jīnglì.This book describes an infant's growth experience.
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