孩 子 们 hái zi men children 子 女 zǐ nu:3 children / sons and daughters 儿 女 ér nu:3 children / sons and daughters 弱 小 ruò xiǎo small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children 娃 儿 wá ér children (colloquial) 大 小 dà xiǎo dimension / magnitude / size / measurement / large and small / at any rate / adults and children / consideration of seniority 妻 子 qī zǐ wife and children 亲 情 qīn qíng affection / family love / love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children 跟 前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one 玩 耍 wán shuǎ to play (as children do) / to amuse oneself 生 子 shēng zǐ to give birth to a child or children 妇 幼 fù yòu women and children 慈 爱 cí ài love / devotion (to children) / affection, esp. towards children 少 儿 不 宜 shào ér bù yí not suitable for children 压 岁 钱 yā suì qián money given to children as new year present 童 趣 tóng qù qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment) 少 年 宫 Shào nián Gōng Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities 教 子 jiào zǐ to educate one's children / godson 生 育 能 力 shēng yù néng lì fertility / ability to have children 家 眷 jiā juàn one's wife and children 王 孙 wáng sūn children of the nobility 失 学 儿 童 shī xué r tóng out-of-school children 入 学 率 rù xué lu:4 percentage of children who enter school 惊 风 jīng fēng infantile convulsion (illness affecting children esp. under the age of five, marked by muscular spasms) 六 一 儿 童 节 Liù Yī Er2 tóng jié Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14 相 夫 教 子 xiàng fū jiào zǐ to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom) / the traditional roles of a good wife 老 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough 家 训 jiā xùn instructions to one's children / family precepts 六 亲 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin 全 托 quán tuō full-time care (of children in a boarding nursery) 育 to have children / to raise or bring up / to educate 姆 woman who looks after small children / (old) female tutor 金 童 玉 女 jīn tóng yù nu:3 lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom) / attendants of the Daoist immortals / fig. lovely young children / a golden couple / (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple 爱 民 如 子 ài mín rú zǐ to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler) 杀 彘 教 子 shā zhì jiào zǐ to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom) / parents must teach by example 父 慈 子 孝 fù cí zǐ xiào benevolent father, filial son (idiom) / natural love between parents and children 老 牛 舐 犊 lǎo niú shì dú lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom) / fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children 舐 犊 情 深 shì dú qíng shēn lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom) / fig. to show deep affection towards one's children 生 儿 育 女 shēng ér yù nu:3 to bear and raise children 没 有 生 育 能 力 méi yǒu shēng yù néng lì infertile / unable to have children 手 足 口 病 shǒu zú kǒu bìng hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children 养 儿 防 老 yǎng ér fáng lǎo (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age 姨 甥 男 女 yí sheng nán nu:3 wife's sister's children 瘲 spasms or convulsions in young children, caused by indigestion 丁 宠 家 庭 dīng chǒng jiā tíng double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[ding1 ke4]) 富 二 代 fù èr dài children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s / see also 窮二代|穷二代[qiong2 er4 dai4] 幼 吾 幼 ， 以 及 人 之 幼 yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to care for other's children as one's own 拖 儿 带 女 tuō ér dài nu:3 supporting a wife and children / dragged down by having a family to feed 拖 油 瓶 tuō yóu píng (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage / children by a previous marriage 挨 肩 儿 āi jiān r in rapid succession (of children, close in age) / shoulder-to-shoulder 挽 救 儿 童 wǎn jiù ér tóng to rescue a child / Save the Children, a British charity 携 眷 xié juàn accompanied by one's dependents / encumbered by wife and children 暖 巢 管 家 nuǎn cháo guǎn jiā housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live with them 流 动 儿 童 liú dòng ér tóng children of migrants 滚 彩 蛋 gǔn cǎi dàn egg rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter) 继 子 女 jì zǐ nu:3 stepchildren / adopted children 遗 妻 弃 子 yí qī qì zǐ to abandon wife and children 飞 鱼 族 fēi yú zú "flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study 留 守 儿 童 liú shǒu ér tóng "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them 难 民 儿 童 问 题 高 级 协 调 员 Senior Coordinator for Refugee Children 解 放 儿 童 Free the Children / Kids Can Free the Children 东 欧 儿 童 与 环 境 问 题 媒 体 讨 论 会 Media Seminar on Children and the Environment in Eastern Europe 市 长 是 儿 童 的 保 护 者 Mayors as defenders of children 负 责 暴 力 侵 害 儿 童 问 题 的 秘 书 长 特 别 代 表 Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children / Special Representative on violence against children 女 童 与 女 青 年 问 题 工 作 组 Working Group on Girl Children and Young Women 监 护 儿 童 custody of children 保 护 儿 童 国 际 bǎo hù r tóng guó jì Defence for Children International 通 过 计 划 生 育 提 高 妇 幼 健 康 水 平 Better Health for Women and Children through Family Planning 难 民 儿 童 问 题 委 员 会 Committee on Refugee Children 种 族 隔 离 制 度 下 儿 童 状 况 国 际 讨 论 会 International Seminar on Children under Apartheid 残 疾 儿 童 、 青 年 和 妇 女 问 题 工 作 队 Task Force on Disabled Children, Youth and Women 联 合 国 残 疾 妇 女 和 儿 童 工 作 队 United Nations Task Force on Disabled Women and Children 失 所 儿 童 和 孤 儿 基 金 Displaced Children and Orphans Fund 屠 杀 或 使 儿 童 致 残 tú shā huò shǐ r tóng zhì cán killing and maiming of children 世 界 孤 儿 和 弃 儿 协 会 World Association for Orphans and Abandoned Children 为 儿 童 创 造 健 康 环 境 联 盟 Healthy Environment for Children Alliance 随 成 人 一 道 监 禁 的 儿 童 问 题 国 际 会 议 International Conference on Children Incarcerated with Adults 关 于 儿 童 的 替 代 照 料 准 则 Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children 加 勒 比 儿 童 问 题 首 脑 会 议 Caribbean Summit for Children 国 际 山 区 儿 童 会 议 International Conference of Mountain Children 孤 儿 和 易 受 感 染 儿 童 orphans and vulnerable children 活 产 婴 儿 huó chǎn yīng r live-born children 失 散 儿 童 separated children 世 界 儿 童 问 题 首 脑 会 议 规 划 委 员 会 Planning Committee for the World Summit for Children 街 头 儿 童 问 题 机 构 间 委 员 会 Inter-agency Committee on Street Children 阿 拉 伯 儿 童 会 议 Conference on Arab Children 儿 童 生 存 、 保 护 和 发 展 世 界 宣 言 World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children 对 受 灾 儿 童 的 核 心 承 诺 Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies / Core Commitments for Children 全 球 儿 童 运 动 quán qiú r tóng yùn dòng Global Movement for Children 受 侵 略 戕 害 无 辜 儿 童 国 际 日 shòu qīn lu:è qiāng hài wú gū r tóng guó jì rì International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 非 洲 儿 童 保 护 、 生 存 和 发 展 年 Year of Protection, Survival and Development of African Children 儿 童 与 家 庭 论 坛 Forum on Children and Families 欧 洲 儿 童 中 心 Centre for Europe's Children 长 期 儿 童 政 策 宣 言 zhǎng qī r tóng zhèng cè xuān yán Declaration on a Long-Term Policy for Children 泛 非 儿 童 前 途 问 题 论 坛 fàn fēi r tóng qián tú wèn tí lùn tán Pan-African Forum on the Future of Children 国 际 儿 童 和 家 庭 研 究 中 心 International Study Center for Children and Families 儿 童 第 一 r tóng dì yī Children First 贩 运 儿 童 问 题 区 域 多 边 协 定 fàn yùn r tóng wèn tí qū yù duō bian xié dìng Regional Multilateral Agreement on Trafficking in Children 孤 身 和 失 散 儿 童 问 题 机 构 间 工 作 组 Inter-Agency Working Group on Unaccompanied and Separated Children 欧 洲 失 散 儿 童 方 桉 Separated Children in Europe Programme
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