儿子

• 拼音: ér zi
• 汉字拆解: 儿 (child) + 子 (child, son) — one's male child

含义

Son. One's male child.

The standard term for a male child in relation to parents. Common patterns: 我的儿子 (my son), 大儿子 (eldest son), 小儿子 (youngest son). The female equivalent is 女儿 (daughter).

例句

1. 他的儿子今年五岁。
2. 我有一个儿子。
3. 她的儿子是大学生。

用法指南

语境: family, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你儿子多大了？(How old is your son?)
• 我儿子在上小学。(My son is in primary school.)

错误说法

• 她的儿子 referring to a daughter (儿子 is strictly male — use 女儿 for daughter)

起源与历史

Compound of 儿 (child) and 子 (child, suffix for people) — a male child, one's son.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal