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 工程 gōng chéng engineering / an engineering project / project / undertaking / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 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 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 奶瓶 nǎi píng baby's feeding bottle 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 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 填鸭式 填鴨式 tián yā shì force feeding (as a teaching method) 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 贮水 貯水 zhù shuǐ catchment / feeding ground / gathering ground 狼孩 láng hái wolf child / human child raised by wolves (in legends) 授乳 shòu rǔ lactation / breast-feeding 垂髫 chuí tiáo hair hanging down (child's hairstyle) / (fig.) young child / early childhood syn 鼻饲 鼻飼 bí sì nasal feeding 孩子 hái zi child syn 计划 計劃 jì huà plan / project / program / to plan / to map out / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 儿 兒 ér child / son syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job 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 项目 項目 xiàng mù item / project / (sports) event / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 儿童 兒童 ér tóng child syn 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on 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 收养 收養 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption syn 环节 環節 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc syn 生产 生產 shēng chǎn to produce / to manufacture / to give birth to a child syn 主持人 zhǔ chí rén host / master of ceremonies / (TV or radio) presenter / anchor / (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI) / program director 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 突出 tū chū prominent / outstanding / to give prominence to / to protrude / to project 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 完工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project 实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn 入学 入學 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 心血 xīn xuè heart's blood / expenditure (for some project) / meticulous care syn 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 选项 選項 xuǎn xiàng option / alternative / choice / to choose a project 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 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 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 独生子 獨生子 dú shēng zǐ a son who is an only child syn 下马 下馬 xià mǎ to dismount from a horse / (fig.) to abandon (a project) syn 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful 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 设计者 設計者 shè jì zhě designer / architect (of a project) 独子 獨子 dú zǐ a son who is an only child syn 野种 野種 yě zhǒng (derog.) illegitimate child / bastard 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 动工 動工 dòng gōng to start (a building project) 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 男童 nán tóng boy / male child syn 少儿 少兒 shào ér child syn 落成 luò chéng to complete a construction project syn 投影 tóu yǐng to project / a projection syn 童星 tóng xīng child star 童工 tóng gōng child labor 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 民工 mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project 周岁 週歲 zhōu suì one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) 预审 預審 yù shěn preliminary hearing / interrogation (of a suspect) / preliminary examination (of a project etc) 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 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 统筹 統籌 tǒng chóu an overall plan / to plan an entire project as a whole syn 小名 xiǎo míng pet name for a child / childhood name syn 竣工 jùn gōng to complete a project syn 重启 重啟 chóng qǐ to restart (a machine etc) / to reactivate (a postponed project etc) 工期 gōng qī project duration / construction period 