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"only child" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
独苗 獨苗 dú miáo only child / sole scion syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
除非 chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless syn
仅仅 僅僅 jǐn jǐn barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more) syn
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
不光 bù guāng not the only one / not only 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
唯独 唯獨 wéi dú only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique 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
独子 獨子 dú zǐ a son who is an only child syn
仅次于 僅次于 jǐn cì yú second only to ... / ranking behind only ... syn
患儿 患兒 huàn ér child victim of disaster or disease / afflicted child syn
临阵磨枪 臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn mó qiāng lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment 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
独生子女 獨生子女 dú shēng zǐ nǚ an only child 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
只消 zhǐ xiāo to only need / it only takes
独生 獨生 dú shēng only (child) / without siblings / to be the sole survivor
不二法门 不二法門 bù èr fǎ mén the one and only way / the only proper course to take syn
呗 唄 bei modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way syn
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
就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn
但 dàn but / yet / however / still / merely / only / just syn
孩子 hái zi child syn
才 纔 cái (variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only syn
就是 jiù shì exactly / precisely / only / simply / just / (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even / even if syn
当然 當然 dāng rán only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt syn
不过 不過 bù guò only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival) syn
只是 zhǐ shì merely / only / just / nothing but / simply / but / however syn
而且 ér qiě (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore syn
唯一 wéi yī only / sole syn
第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn
儿 兒 ér child / son 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
光 guāng light / ray (CL:道[dao4]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered syn
只能 zhǐ néng can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice syn
单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn
儿童 兒童 ér tóng child syn
不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn
娃娃 wá wa baby / small child / doll syn
但愿 但願 dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that) 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
生产 生產 shēng chǎn to produce / to manufacture / to give birth to a child 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
不但 bù dàn not only (... but also ...) 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
偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn
入学 入學 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child
迷糊 mí hu muddle-headed / dazed / only half conscious syn
始 shǐ to begin / to start / then / only then syn
单单 單單 dān dān only / merely / just 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
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
不只 bù zhǐ not only / not merely syn
不单 不單 bù dān not the only / not merely / not simply syn
只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù to focus solely on / to pay attention only to / to be preoccupied with syn
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
唯有 wéi yǒu only 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
无非 無非 wú fēi only / nothing else 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
单一 單一 dān yī single / only / sole 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
必经 必經 bì jīng unavoidable / the only (road, entrance etc)
热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn
子弟 zǐ dì child / the younger generation syn
点缀 點綴 diǎn zhuì to decorate / to adorn / sprinkled / studded / only for show syn
不孕 bù yùn infertile / unable to conceive a child / infertility syn
绝无仅有 絕無僅有 jué wú jǐn yǒu one and only (idiom) / rarely seen / unique of its kind syn
咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ (idiom) to have only oneself to blame / to bring trouble through one's own actions syn
独有 獨有 dú yǒu to own exclusively / unique to / specific / there is only
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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