Definition
孩童 is a formal, literary term for 'children'. It appears more often in writing — literature, news, official reports — than in everyday speech, where 孩子 or 小孩 are the common choices. Use 孩童 when the register calls for gravity or elegance.
n.
children (literary, formal)
Examples
- 孩童。Zhè běn shū miáohuì le hái tóng shídài de kuàilè shēnghuó.This book depicts the happy life of childhood.
- 孩童。Zhèngfǔ yīnggāi bǎohù hái tóng de ānquán hé quányì.The government should protect the safety and rights of children.
- 孩童。Zhèxiē hái tóng zài cǎodì shàng wánshuǎ.These children are playing on the grass.
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