Definition
Although the source POS is ambiguous, 童 (tóng) is a morpheme meaning 'child' that appears in common compounds like 童年 (childhood), 儿童 (child), 童话 (fairy tale). It is not used as an independent noun in modern Chinese; you will almost always encounter it as part of a multi-character word.
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child (morpheme, typically used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Háizimen dōu xǐhuan tīng tóng huà.Children all like to listen to fairy tales.
- 。tóng nián shì yí ge rén chéngzhǎng de zhòngyào jiēduàn.Childhood is an important stage of a person's growth.
- 。Zhè shǒu tóng yáo hěn hǎotīng.This nursery rhyme is very pleasant to listen to.
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