I wish I were an only child.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
独子
a son who is an only child
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
a son who is an only child
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 独子 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 独子 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
Tom lost his only son in a car accident.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 独子.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 独子.
Directly before
- 个独子1
- 的独子1
Directly after
- 独子就1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 独子
What does 独子 mean in Chinese?
独子 (dúzǐ) means a son who is an only child.
How do you pronounce 独子?
独子 is pronounced dúzǐ.
Is 独子 an HSK word?
独子 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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