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孤儿 (gū ér): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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孤儿

孤儿 (gū ér): Orphan (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

孤儿 consists of 2 characters.

orphaned; solitary; alone

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Word Info

Pinyingū ér

MeaningOrphan

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word孤儿

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How to Use 孤儿 in Sentences

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

Noun + Nounwith院

gū孤

ér儿

yuàn院

neutral

orphanage

Measure Word + Nounwith名

yī一

míng名

gū孤

ér儿

Adjective + Nounwith可怜

kě可

lián怜

de的

gū孤

ér儿

Verb + Object

zhào照

gù顾

gū孤

ér儿

neutral

take care of orphans

4.

Example Sentences with 孤儿

zhè这

ge个

hái孩

zi子

shì是

gū孤

ér儿

neutral

an orphan

neutral

poor orphan

chéng成

wéi为

gū孤

ér儿

formal

become an orphan

。

This child is an orphan.

zhè这

wèi位

cí慈

shàn善

jiā家

jué决

dìng定

zī资

zhù助

jǐ几

míng名

gū孤

ér儿

wán完

chéng成

dà大

xué学

xué学

yè业

。

This philanthropist decided to sponsor several orphans to complete their university education.

nán难

dào道

jiù就

méi没

yǒu有

yí一

gè个

jī机

gòu构

néng能

tuǒ妥

shàn善

ān安

zhì置

zhè这

xiē些

zhàn战

zhēng争

gū孤

ér儿

ma吗

？

Is there really no institution that can properly settle these war orphans?

gū孤

ér儿

yuàn院

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

shī失

qù去

fù父

mǔ母

de的

hái孩

zi子

。

There are many children who have lost their parents in the orphanage.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

yīn因

zì自

jǐ己

shì是

gū孤

ér儿

ér而

zì自

yuàn怨

zì自

yì艾

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

nǔ努

lì力

。

He never wallowed in self-pity for being an orphan; instead, he worked even harder.

shè社

qū区

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

hū忽

shì视

nà那

xiē些

gū孤

ér儿

de的

xīn心

lǐ理

jiàn健

kāng康

xū需

qiú求

。

The community did not neglect the mental health needs of those orphans.

zhèng政

fǔ府

wèi为

gū孤

ér儿

tí提

gōng供

le了

jiào教

yù育

hé和

shēng生

huó活

bǎo保

zhàng障

。

The government provides education and living security for orphans.

tīng听

shuō说

nà那

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

jiǎng讲

shù述

le了

yí一

gè个

gū孤

ér儿

xún寻

zhǎo找

qīn亲

shēng生

fù父

mǔ母

de的

gù故

shì事

。

I heard that movie tells the story of an orphan searching for his biological parents.

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Words with 孤

孤独gū dúHSK 6
孤立gū lìHSK 6
孤单gū dānHSK 7-9
孤零零gū líng língHSK 7-9
孤陋寡闻gū lòu guǎ wénHSK 7-9

Words with 儿

儿子ér ziHSK 1
哪儿nǎ erHSK 1
女儿nǚ érHSK 1
这儿zhè rHSK 1
那儿nà rHSK 1
一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
好玩儿hǎo wán rHSK 1
有点儿yǒu diǎn rHSK 1