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孩童

hái tóng

2-character word

What 孩童 means

1. child

The characters in 孩童

• 孩hái(bound form) child
• 童tóngchild

Example sentences

• 关于另一个星球的故事：在一个遥远的星球上，蓝天上有两颗太阳，「盛」与「丽」。 一孩童问于其母：「亲爱的母亲啊，为何天中有两个太阳？」其母曰：「此为何等问题？眼睛你有几个？两个。手有几只？两只。」孩童答：「可是母亲，鼻子我只有一个呀⋯⋯」
  A Story on Another Planet: On a faraway planet, there are two suns in the blue sky, Strong and Beauteous. A child asketh the mother, "Dearest mother, why are there two suns in the sky?" Saith the mother, "Oh, what kind of question is that? How many eyes hast thou? 'Tis two. How many hands hast thou? 'Tis two." The child respondeth, "But, mother, I have but one nose..."