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独生子女

dú shēng zǐ nǚ

4-character word Traditional 獨生子女

What 独生子女 means

1. an only child

The characters in 独生子女

• 独dúalone; independent; single
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 女nǚfemale; woman; daughter

Example sentences

• Tom和Mary都是独生子女。
  Tom and Mary are both only children.
• “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 独生子女

• 独生子女政策dú shēng zǐ nǚ zhèng cèone-child policy