儿童

儿童 értóng

Children (child)

儿童 in a sentence HSK 4 繁體兒童 ertong

What 儿童 means

Children (child)

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Character by character

儿童 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

儿

ér

Son

童

tóng

Child

Words that share a character with 儿童

How to write 儿童

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儿童 in a sentence

这个公园是给儿童玩的。

Zhège gōngyuán shì gěi értóng wán de.

This park is for children to play in.

儿童票只要半价。

Értóng piào zhǐ yào bànjià.

A child's ticket is only half price.

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Questions about 儿童

What does 儿童 mean in English?

儿童 is pronounced értóng and means Children (child).

How do you pronounce 儿童?

儿童 is értóng in pinyin — written ertong without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 儿童?

儿童 is written with 2 characters: 儿 (ér) Son, 童 (tóng) Child. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 儿童 written in traditional Chinese?

兒童. The simplified form 儿童 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 兒童 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced értóng.

Is 儿童 an HSK word?

Yes — 儿童 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

Studied around the same time

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