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儿童

ér tóng · er tong

Traditional 兒童

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. child
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Free for children

  1. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)门口(ménkǒu)写着(xiězhe)，今天(jīntiān)儿童(értóng)免费(miǎnfèi)。

    The sign at the park says children are free today.

  2. Liangliang

    儿童(értóng)免费(miǎnfèi)，大人(dàren)呢(ne)？

    Free for children. What about adults?

  3. Dengdeng

    大人(dàren)要(yào)买票(mǎipiào)，二十块(èrshíkuài)。

    Adults must buy tickets, twenty yuan.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)心里(xīnli)也(yě)是(shì)儿童(értóng)啊(a)！

    We are children at heart too!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，儿童(értóng)的(de)心(xīn)免费(miǎnfèi)，大人(dàren)的(de)票(piào)二十块(èrshíkuài)。

    OK. Children's hearts are free. Adult tickets are twenty yuan.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)心(xīn)先(xiān)进去(jìnqù)，你(nǐ)买票(mǎipiào)，我(wǒ)在(zài)里面(lǐmiàn)等(děng)你(nǐ)！

    Then my heart goes in first. You buy the ticket and I'll wait inside!

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2 examples
01

许(xǔ)多(duō)电(diàn)视(shì)节(jié)目(mù)对(duì)儿(ér)童(tóng)有(yǒu)不(bù)良(liáng)的(de)影(yǐng)响(xiǎng)。

Many TV programs have a bad influence on children.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)该(gāi)禁(jìn)止(zhǐ)针(zhēn)对(duì)儿(ér)童(tóng)的(de)广(guǎng)告(gào)。

We should ban advertising aimed towards children.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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儿
ér

child; son

童
tóng

child

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