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独生子 meaning in English

dúshēngzǐ

a son who is an only child

Traditional 獨生子17 strokes

Meaning of 独生子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dúshēngzǐ
  1. a son who is an only child

独生子 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ是shì独dú生shēng子zi。
I'm an only child.
“你nǐ有yǒu没méi有yǒu兄xiōng弟dì姐jiě妹mèi？”　“没méi有yǒu，我wǒ是shì个gè独dú生shēng子zǐ女nǚ。”
"Do you have any siblings?" "No, I'm an only child."
她tā埋mái葬zàng了le她tā的de独dú生shēng子zi。
She buried her only son.
因yīn为wèi现xiàn在zài上shàng海hǎi家jiā家jiā都dōu是shì独dú生shēng子zǐ女nǚ，家jiā长zhǎng对duì小xiǎo孩hái的de读dú书shū非fēi常cháng重zhòng视shì。
Because families in Shanghai today have only one son or daughter, the head of the family places a strong emphasis on their child's studying.
保bǎo罗luó是shì个gè独dú生shēng子zi，但dàn是shì有yǒu很hěn多duō表biǎo兄xiōng弟dì。
Paul is an only child, but he has a lot of cousins.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

独 dú · alone · 9 strokes

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  3. 3
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  9. 9

生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes

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  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 独生子.

先生xiānshengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
孩子háizichild
医生yīshēngdoctor; medical practitioner
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
学生xuéshēngstudent; schoolchild
生日shēngrìbirthday
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student
男生nánshēngschoolboy; male student

Questions about 独生子

What does 独生子 mean?

独生子 (dúshēngzǐ) means "a son who is an only child".

How do you write 独生子?

独生子 is made of 3 characters: 独 (9 strokes), 生 (5 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 独生子 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 独生子 is written 獨生子.