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儿（兒）ér
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1.小孩子 child ( comb. -童 -tóng child)：六一～童节 Liù-Yī Ertóngjié June First, International Children's Day/ 小～科 xiǎo'érkē department of paediatrics/ 别把这件事当做～戏 Bié bǎ zhè jiàn shì dàngzuò érxì. Don't take this matter lightly.
2.年轻的人（多指青年男子） youth (usu. a young man)：健～ jiàn'ér valiant; good athlete
3.儿子，男孩子 son; boy ext. 雄性的 male：～马 érmǎ male horse
4.父母对儿女的统称，儿女对父母的自称 son or daughter, a general term for children as is used by parents, also a self-reference by a son or a daughter
5.词尾，同前一字连成一个卷舌音 suffix (added to the preceding word to form a retroflex sound)：1.表示小 used to express smallness：小孩～ xiǎoháir a little child/ 乒乓球～ pīngpāngqiúr table tennis ball; ping-pong ball/ 小狗～ xiǎo gǒur a little dog 2.使动词形容词等名词化 added to verbs or adjectives to form nouns：没救～ méijiùr hopelessness/ 拐弯～ guǎiwānr turn a corner; make a turn/ 挡着亮～ dǎngzhe liàngr shut out the light/ 叫好～ jiàohǎor shout "well done!"; shout "bravo" |