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孙子

sūn zi

HSK 4 2-character word Traditional 孫子

What 孙子 means

1. grandson
2. son's son

Other readings

孙子 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Sūn zǐSun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu {孙武|Sūn Wǔ} (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain),

The characters in 孙子

• 孙sūngrandson; descendant
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 您有孙子女吗?
  Nín yǒu sūnzi nǚ ma?
  Do you have grandchildren?
• 您有孙子、孙女吗?
  Nín yǒu sūnzi, sūnnǚ ma?
  Do you have grandchildren?
• 我的孙子还是个婴儿。
  Wǒ de sūnzi hái shì ge yīng'ér.
  My grandson is still a baby.
• 传说彭祖是天帝的孙子。
  Chuánshuō Péng Zǔ shì Tiāndì de sūnzi.
  It is said that Peng Zu was the grandson of a celestial emperor.
• 有一位奶奶带着小孙子上学。
  A grandmother is sending her grandson to school.
• 可能我的孙子会是登陆火星的第一人。
  Kěnéng wǒ de sūnzi huì shì dēnglù Huǒxīng de dì-yī rén.
  Maybe my grandchild will be the first person to set foot on Mars.

Words starting with 孙子

• 孙子兵法Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书
• 孙子定理Sūn zi dìng lǐthe Chinese remainder theorem

Words containing 孙子

• 外孙子wài sūn zi(colloquial) daughter's son; grandson
• 重孙子chóng sūn zigreat-grandson
• 龟孙子guī sūn zi(colloquial) son of a bitch; bastard