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孙子 (sūn zi): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 4

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孙子 (sūn zi): Grandson [father's family] (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

孙子 consists of 2 characters.

grandson, descendant

child, offspring, seed, small thing

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 孙子.

计划jì huàplan
包子bāo zibao zi [steamed stuffed bun]
寒假hán jiàwinter holiday
打折dǎ zhéto give a discount
即使jí shǐeven if
道歉dào qiànapology
饼干bǐng gāncookie; biscuit
交通jiāo tōngtransport; traffic
父亲fù qīnfather
骄傲jiāo àoproud; arrogant
怀疑huái yídoubt
大夫dài fudoctor

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 孙子.

Words with 孙

子孙zǐ sūn
孙女sūn nǚ

Words with 子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1

妻子

qī zi

HSK 2

孩子hái ziHSK 2

个子gè ziHSK 3

句子jù ziHSK 3

How to Use 孙子 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 孙子 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

sūn孙

zi子

neutral

a grandson

Possessive + Nounwith我的

wǒ我

de的

sūn孙

zi子

Verb + Objectwith带

dài带

sūn孙

zi子

informalSpoken

Idiomwith兵法

Sūn孙

zi子

Bīng兵

fǎ法

Example Sentences with 孙子

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

de的

sūn孙

zi子

。

neutral

my grandson

look after grandson

formal

The Art of War

This is my grandson.

yé爷

ye爷

fēi非

cháng常

téng疼

ài爱

tā他

de的

sūn孙

zi子

。

The grandfather dearly loves his grandson.

wǒ我

ér儿

zi子

gāng刚

fā发

lái来

zhào照

piàn片

，

wǒ我

de的

sūn孙

zi子

yǐ已

jīng经

huì会

zǒu走

lù路

le了

。

My son just sent a photo; my grandson can already walk.

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zài在

jiā家

zú族

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

tā他

zhèng正

shì式

jiè介

shào绍

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

sūn孙

zi子

gěi给

dà大

jiā家

rèn认

shi识

。

At the family gathering, he formally introduced his grandson to everyone.

yé爷

yé爷

měi每

tiān天

xià下

wǔ午

dōu都

qù去

xué学

xiào

nǐ你

de的

sūn孙

zi子

jīn今

nián年

duō多

dà大

le了

yé爷

ye爷

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

nì溺

ài爱

sūn孙

zi子

sūn孙

zi子

bīng兵

fǎ法

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

gǔ古

dài代

suī虽

rán然

gōng工

zuò作

hěn很

máng忙

，

dàn但

tā他

měi

校

jiē接

sūn孙

zi子

huí回

jiā家

。

Grandpa picks up his grandson from school every afternoon.

，

shàng上

yòu幼

ér儿

yuán园

le了

ma吗

？

How old is your grandson this year? Has he started kindergarten?

，

ér而

shì是

yán严

gé格

jiào教

yù育

tā他

。

Grandfather does not spoil his grandson; instead, he educates him strictly.

zhù著

míng名

de的

jūn军

shì事

zhù著

zuò作

。

The Art of War is a famous ancient Chinese military treatise.

每

zhōu周

dōu都

huì会

chōu抽

shí时

jiān间

péi陪

sūn孙

zi子

wán玩

shuǎ耍

。

Although work is busy, he makes time every week to play with his grandson.