外甥
wàisheng
nephew
Characters in this word
甥 shēng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我外甥今年上小学，已经能自己读简单的故事书了。 Wǒ wàisheng jīnnián shàng xiǎoxué, yǐjīng néng zìjǐ dú jiǎndān de gùshìshū le. My nephew is in primary school this year and can already read simple storybooks by himself.
- 我姐姐的儿子是我的外甥，他很喜欢画画。 Wǒ jiějie de érzi shì wǒ de wàisheng, tā hěn xǐhuan huà huà. My older sister's son is my nephew, and he loves drawing.
- 周末我带外甥去公园玩了半天。 Zhōumò wǒ dài wàisheng qù gōngyuán wán le bàntiān. At the weekend I took my nephew to the park and we played for half a day.
Related words
- 国外 guówài abroad, overseas
- 外 wài outside, outer
- 外边 wàibian outside
- 外国 wàiguó foreign country
- 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language
- 外地 wàidì another place; out of town
- 外卖 wàimài takeout delivery
- 以外 yǐwài outside; except for
- 另外 lìngwài other; in addition
- 外交 wàijiāo diplomacy
- 外面 wàimiàn outside
- 外文 wàiwén foreign language; foreign writing