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 自尊 zì zūn self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride 自尊心 zì zūn xīn self-respect / self-esteem / ego 私生子 sī shēng zǐ illegitimate child (male) / bastard / love child 自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn 自保 zì bǎo to defend oneself / self-defense / self-preservation 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 自律 zì lǜ self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology) syn 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 自封 zì fēng to proclaim oneself (sth) / to give oneself the title of / self-appointed / self-styled / to limit oneself to / to isolate oneself syn 患儿 患兒 huàn ér child victim of disaster or disease / afflicted child syn 自恃 zì shì self-esteem / self-reliance / overconfident / conceited syn 自省 zì xǐng to examine oneself / to reflect on one's shortcomings / introspection / self-awareness / self-criticism syn 畸形儿 畸形兒 jī xíng ér deformed child / child with birth defect syn 自备 自備 zì bèi to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained 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 自检 自檢 zì jiǎn to act with self-restraint / to examine oneself / to perform a self-test 小皇帝 xiǎo huáng dì child emperor / (fig.) spoiled child / spoiled boy / pampered only child 故我 gù wǒ one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ selfless / self-sacrifice (to help others) / self-renunciation / altruism 自我陶醉 zì wǒ táo zuì self-satisfied / self-imbued / narcissistic 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 孩子 hái zi child syn 儿 兒 ér child / son syn 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially) / (form of address between male friends) old chap / buddy 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 自 zì (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course syn 现实 現實 xiàn shí reality / actuality / real / actual / realistic / pragmatic / materialistic / self-interested syn 自我 zì wǒ self- / ego (psychology) syn 儿童 兒童 ér tóng child syn 自信 zì xìn to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence syn 某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) syn 阁下 閣下 gé xià your distinguished self / your majesty / sire 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 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 己 jǐ self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa syn 自卫 自衛 zì wèi to defend oneself / self-defense 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 谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū modest / self-effacing / to make modest remarks syn 自制 自製 zì zhì self-made / improvised / homemade / handmade syn 克制 kè zhì to restrain / to control / restraint / self-control syn 放纵 放縱 fàng zòng to indulge / to pamper / to connive at / permissive / indulgent / self-indulgent / unrestrained / undisciplined / uncultured / boorish syn 入学 入學 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 波多黎各 bō duō lí gè Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States 自行 zì xíng voluntary / autonomous / by oneself / self- syn 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] 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 本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet / self-service meal 同名 tóng míng of the same name / homonymous / self-titled (album) 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 自助 zì zhù self-service 正当防卫 正當防衛 zhèng dàng fáng wèi reasonable self-defense / legitimate defense 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 禁欲 禁慾 jìn yù to suppress desire / self-restraint / asceticism 孩童 hái tóng child syn 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement 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 失态 失態 shī tài to forget one's manners / to forget oneself / to lose self-control (in a situation) 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 自焚 zì fén self-immolation 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself 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 自控 zì kòng automated / automatically regulated / to control oneself / self-control syn 孩提 hái tí (literary) infant / young child syn 神童 shén tóng child prodigy 自卫队 自衛隊 zì wèi duì self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces syn 自命不凡 zì mìng bù fán to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant syn 自信心 zì xìn xīn self-confidence syn 独生子 獨生子 dú shēng zǐ a son who is an only child syn 修养 修養 xiū yǎng accomplishment / training / self-cultivation syn 磨练 磨練 mó liàn to temper oneself / to steel oneself / self-discipline / endurance syn 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn to contradict oneself / self-contradictory / inconsistent syn 自给自足 自給自足 zì jǐ zì zú self-sufficiency / autarky syn 天王 tiān wáng emperor / god / Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title / see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2] syn 