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独生

dú shēng

2-character word Traditional 獨生

What 独生 means

1. only (child); without siblings
2. to be the sole survivor

The characters in 独生

• 独dúalone; independent; single
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)

Example sentences

• 我是独生子。
  Wǒ shì dúshēngzǐ.
  I am an only child.
• 她埋葬了她的独生子。
  Tā máizàng le tā de dúshēngzǐ.
  She has buried her only son.
• Tom和Mary都是独生子女。
  Tom and Mary are both only children.
• 保罗是个独生子，但是有很多表兄弟。
  Paul is an only child, but he has a lot of cousins.
• “你有没有兄弟姐妹？”　“没有，我是个独生子女。”
  "Do you have any siblings?" "No, I'm an only child."
• 因为现在上海家家都是独生子女，家长对小孩的读书非常重视。
  Because families in Shanghai today have only one son or daughter, the head of the family places a strong emphasis on their child's studying.

Words starting with 独生

• 独生子女dú shēng zǐ nǚan only child
• 独生子dú shēng zǐa son who is an only child
• 独生女dú shēng nǚa daughter who is an only child
• 独生子女政策dú shēng zǐ nǚ zhèng cèone-child policy