儿女 (ér nǚ) — children, sons and daughters

Definition

儿女 means one's own children (sons and daughters), used by parents; 子女 is a more formal written synonym for the same sense. The phrase 儿女情长 is a set expression meaning 'deeply in love'.

noun
childrensons and daughters
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Examples

  • 儿女
    Fù mǔ zǒng shì wèi ér nǚ cāo xīn.
    Parents are always worried about their children.
  • 儿女
    Tā yǒu yí duì ér nǚ, yí gè nán hái yí gè nǚ hái.
    He has two children, a boy and a girl.
  • 儿女
    Tā men ér nǚ qíng cháng, hěn nán fēn kāi.
    They are deeply in love with each other and find it hard to part.

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