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小孩

xiǎo hái · xiao hai

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Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. child
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Pigeons and a child

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)的(de)小孩(xiǎohái)真(zhēn)多(duō)。

    There are so many children in the park.

  2. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)周末(zhōumò)，小孩(xiǎohái)都(dōu)出来(chūlái)玩(wán)了(le)。

    It's the weekend. All the children came out to play.

  3. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)小孩(xiǎohái)在(zài)和(hé)鸽子(gēzi)赛跑(sàipǎo)！

    That child is racing the pigeons!

  4. Dengdeng

    鸽子(gēzi)跑(pǎo)得(de)比(bǐ)小孩(xiǎohái)快(kuài)。

    The pigeons run faster than the child.

  5. Liangliang

    小孩(xiǎohái)跑(pǎo)得(de)慢(màn)，鸽子(gēzi)就(jiù)停(tíng)下来(xiàlai)等(děng)他(tā)。

    When the child is slow, the pigeons stop and wait.

  6. Dengdeng

    鸽子(gēzi)比(bǐ)我们(wǒmen)有(yǒu)耐心(nàixīn)。

    The pigeons are more patient than us.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)开(kāi)心(xīn)地(de)玩(wán)沙(shā)子(zi)。

That child is happily playing with sand in the park.

02

邻(lín)居(jū)家(jiā)的(de)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)每(měi)天(tiān)走(zǒu)路(lù)上(shàng)学(xué)。

The neighbor's child walks to school every day.

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