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

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Character Breakdown

孙 • sūn • grandson, descendant
sūn孙

grandson, descendant

子 • zi • child, offspring, seed, small thing
zi子

child, offspring, seed, small thing

Word Info

Pinyinsūn zi
Meaninggrandson [father's family]
Characters2
SyntaxNoun
4.

How to Use 孙子 in Sentences

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
5.

Example Sentences with 孙子

zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
sūn孙
zi子

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 孙子.

  • 粗心cū xīncareless
  • 保护bǎo hùprotection; to protect
  • 盒子hé zismall box
  • 活泼huó pobrisk; lively
  • 窗户chuāng huwindow
  • 合适hé shìsuitable
  • 积累jī lěito accumulate
  • 不管bù guǎnregardless of; no matter (what/how)
  • 进行jìn xíngadvance; progress
  • 打扰dǎ rǎodisturb
  • 管理guǎn lǐto supervise
  • 方面fāng miànaspect
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 孙子.

Words with 孙
  • 孙女sūn nǚson's daughter
  • 子孙zǐ sūnDescendants
  • 公孙gōng sūnGongsun; a compound Chinese surname
  • 外孙
neutral
my grandson
look after grandson
formal
The Art of War
。
This is my 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.
yé爷
ye爷
měi每
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
dōu都
qù去
xué学
xiào校
jiē接
sūn孙
zi子
huí回
jiā家
。
Grandpa picks up his grandson from school every afternoon.
nǐ你
de的
sūn孙
zi子
jīn今
nián年
duō多
dà大
le了
，
shàng上
yòu幼
ér儿
yuán园
le了
ma吗
？
How old is your grandson this year? Has he started kindergarten?
yé爷
ye爷
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
nì溺
ài爱
sūn孙
zi子
，
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.
wài sūn
grandson (daughter's son)
  • 孙月sūn yuèSun Yue, name of a person
  • 长孙zhǎng sūnZhangsun; a compound Chinese surname
  • 外孙女wài sūn nǚgranddaughter (daughter's daughter)
  • 儿孙满堂ér sūn mǎn tángA family blessed with many children and grandchildren, symbolizing prosperity and happiness.
    • Words with 子
    • 儿子ér zison
    • 杯子bēi zicup; glass; mug
    • 桌子zhuō zitable
    • 椅子yǐ zichair
    • 妻子qī ziwife
    • 孩子hái zichild; children
    • 本子běn zibook
    • 个子gè ziheight; stature