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婴儿

yīng ér · ying er

Traditional 嬰兒

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. infant
  2. baby
  3. lead (Pb)
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In a conversation

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The baby with a bear hat

  1. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)婴儿(yīngér)在(zài)笑(xiào)，你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    That baby is laughing. Did you see?

  2. Dengdeng

    看到(kàndào)了(le)，他(tā)一直(yīzhí)看着(kànzhe)我(wǒ)。

    I saw. He keeps looking at me.

  3. Liangliang

    婴儿(yīngér)都(dōu)喜欢(xǐhuan)你(nǐ)的(de)红(hóng)帽子(màozi)。

    Babies all like your red hat.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)喜欢(xǐhuan)他(tā)的(de)帽子(màozi)，是(shì)小熊(xiǎoxióng)的(de)。

    I like his hat too. It is a little bear one.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)也(yě)想要(xiǎngyào)一顶(yīdǐng)？那(nà)你(nǐ)得(děi)先(xiān)变成(biànchéng)婴儿(yīngér)。

    You want one too? Then you must become a baby first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)场(chǎng)灾(zāi)难(nàn)的(de)唯(wéi)一(yī)幸(xìng)存(cún)者(zhě)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)婴(yīng)儿(ér)。

The accident's only survivor was a baby.

Tatoeba: Chinese by McMeao · English by rains_and_shadows · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

婴(yīng)儿(ér)在(zài)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)的(de)怀(huái)里(lǐ)安(ān)静(jìng)地(de)睡(shuì)着(zháo)了(le)。

The baby fell asleep quietly in its mother's arms.

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