子女
zǐ nǚㄗˇ ㄋㄩˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: TỬ NỮ
Traditional: 子女
HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(noun)
children; sons and daughters
More formal than 孩子 when talking about someone's offspring.
Examples
父母都希望子女过得幸福。
fù mǔ dōu xī wàng zǐ nǚ guò dé xìng fú.
All parents want their children to be happy.
他们有三个子女。
tā men yǒu sān gè zi nǚ.
They have three children.
子女应该常回家看看父母。
zǐ nǚ yīng gāi cháng huí jiā kàn kàn fù mǔ.
Children should visit their parents often.
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Stroke order
TỬ · 3 strokes
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
NHỮ · 3 strokes
female; woman; daughter