小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 亲生 親生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) / biological (parents) / birth (parents) syn 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp syn 私生子 sī shēng zǐ illegitimate child (male) / bastard / love child 保健 bǎo jiàn health protection / health care / to maintain in good health syn 认领 認領 rèn lǐng to claim (as one's property) / to adopt (a child) / to accept (an illegitimate child as one's own) syn 患儿 患兒 huàn ér child victim of disaster or disease / afflicted child syn 畸形儿 畸形兒 jī xíng ér deformed child / child with birth defect syn 养生 養生 yǎng shēng to maintain good health / to raise a child or animal / curing (of concrete etc) syn 望子成龙 望子成龍 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment syn 陪读 陪讀 péi dú to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas / to help a child with their study, reading or practicing together 亲子 親子 qīn zǐ parent and child / parent-child (relationship) / two successive generations 小皇帝 xiǎo huáng dì child emperor / (fig.) spoiled child / spoiled boy / pampered only child 妇幼保健 fù yòu bǎo jiàn maternal and child health 预防保健 預防保健 yù fáng bǎo jiàn preventive health care / preventive health 狼孩 láng hái wolf child / human child raised by wolves (in legends) 垂髫 chuí tiáo hair hanging down (child's hairstyle) / (fig.) young child / early childhood syn 孩子 hái zi child syn 儿 兒 ér child / son syn 身体 身體 shēn tǐ the body / one's health syn 子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn 小孩 xiǎo hái child / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 健康 jiàn kāng health / healthy syn 安 ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2]) syn 儿童 兒童 ér tóng child syn 娃娃 wá wa baby / small child / doll syn 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 孩儿 孩兒 hái ér child syn 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 家长 家長 jiā zhǎng head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child syn 小孩子 xiǎo hái zi child syn 康复 康復 kāng fù to recuperate / to recover (health) / to convalesce syn 收养 收養 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption syn 生产 生產 shēng chǎn to produce / to manufacture / to give birth to a child syn 治愈 治癒 zhì yù to cure / to restore to health / uplifting / heartwarming syn 回复 回復 huí fù to recover / to revert / to return to (good health, normal condition etc) / variant of 回覆|回复[hui2fu4] syn 领养 領養 lǐng yǎng to adopt (a child, pet etc) syn 童子军 童子軍 tóng zǐ jūn child soldiers / juvenile militia 老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family / (euphemism) penis syn 身子 shēn zi body / pregnancy / health syn 虚弱 虛弱 xū ruò weak / in poor health syn 监护权 監護權 jiān hù quán custody (of a child) 胎儿 胎兒 tāi ér unborn child / fetus / embryo syn 孤儿院 孤兒院 gū ér yuàn orphanage / child asylum 复苏 復蘇 fù sū variant of 復甦|复苏[fu4 su1] / to recover (health, economic) / to resuscitate / anabiosis syn 入学 入學 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 宠坏 寵壞 chǒng huài to spoil (a child etc) syn 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood / to be aware of what is going on in the world / (esp. of a child) sensible / thoughtful / intelligent syn 接生 jiē shēng to deliver (a newborn child) syn 赡养费 贍養費 shàn yǎng fèi alimony / child support / maintenance allowance 毒害 dú hài to harm (sb's health) with narcotics etc / to poison (people's minds) / to corrupt / pernicious influence syn 毛毛 máo mao (pet name for a baby or small child) syn 寄养 寄養 jì yǎng to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc) / to foster / to board out 喂养 餵養 wèi yǎng to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) / to keep / to raise (an animal) syn 孩童 hái tóng child syn 保养 保養 bǎo yǎng to take good care of (or conserve) one's health / to keep in good repair / to maintain / maintenance syn 小儿科 小兒科 xiǎo ér kē pediatrics / pediatric (department) / sth of little importance / trifle / a child's play / (slang) childish / petty / stingy syn 母子 mǔ zǐ mother and child / parent and subsidiary (companies) / principal and interest 体格 體格 tǐ gé bodily health / one's physical state / physique syn 儿戏 兒戲 ér xì child's play / trifling matter 幼童 yòu tóng young child syn 低能儿 低能兒 dī néng ér retarded child / moron / idiot syn 拉扯 lā che to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat syn 孩提 hái tí (literary) infant / young child syn 神童 shén tóng child prodigy 卫生部 衛生部 wèi shēng bù Ministry of Health 无恙 無恙 wú yàng in good health syn 独生子 獨生子 dú shēng zǐ a son who is an only child syn 独生女 獨生女 dú shēng nǚ a daughter who is an only child syn 子弟 zǐ dì child / the younger generation syn 不孕 bù yùn infertile / unable to conceive a child / infertility syn 神采奕奕 shén cǎi yì yì in glowing spirits (idiom) / bursting with life / radiating health and vigor syn 独子 獨子 dú zǐ a son who is an only child syn 野种 野種 yě zhǒng (derog.) illegitimate child / bastard 自爱 自愛 zì ài self-respect / self-love / self-regard / regard for oneself / to cherish one's good name / to take good care of one's health syn 抚养费 撫養費 fǔ yǎng fèi child support payment (after a divorce) 幼儿 幼兒 yòu ér young child / infant / preschooler syn 血色 xuè sè color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks 男童 nán tóng boy / male child syn 少儿 少兒 shào ér child syn 精神焕发 精神煥發 jīng shén huàn fā in high spirits (idiom) / glowing with health and vigor syn 童星 tóng xīng child star 童工 tóng gōng child labor 卫生局 衛生局 wèi shēng jú health office / bureau of hygiene 怀胎 懷胎 huái tāi to become pregnant / to carry a child in the womb syn 乖巧 guāi qiǎo clever (child) / smart / lovable / cute syn 安康 ān kāng good health syn 周岁 週歲 zhōu suì one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) 养病 養病 yǎng bìng to recuperate / to convalesce / to take care of one's health after illness syn 撒娇 撒嬌 sā jiāo to act like a spoiled child / to throw a tantrum / to act coquettishly syn 生子 shēng zǐ to give birth to a child or children 请安 請安 qǐng ān to pay respects / to wish good health / in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1]) syn 小名 xiǎo míng pet name for a child / childhood name syn 调理 調理 tiáo lǐ to nurse one's health / to recuperate / to take care of / to look after / to discipline / to educate / to train / to prepare food / (dialect) to make fun of / (medicine) to opsonize syn 有喜 yǒu xǐ to be expecting / to be with child syn 调养 調養 tiáo yǎng to take care of (sb's health) / to nurse syn 世卫 世衛 shì wèi World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]) 强身 強身 qiáng shēn to strengthen one's body / to keep fit / to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc) 