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子弟

zǐdì

sons and younger brothers; children of a particular group

Children walking to school as parents wave from a gate
Memory picture

Characters in this word

子 zi

Strokes
3
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这所学校最初是为矿区职工子弟设立的。 Zhè suǒ xuéxiào zuìchū shì wèi kuàngqū zhígōng zǐdì shèlì de. This school was originally established for the children of workers in the mining area.
  • 很多渔家子弟从小就学会了游泳和划船。 Hěn duō yújiā zǐdì cóngxiǎo jiù xuéhuì le yóuyǒng hé huáchuán. Many children of fishing families learned to swim and row from an early age.
  • 不少农家子弟靠读书走进了城市。 Bùshǎo nóngjiā zǐdì kào dúshū zǒu jìn le chéngshì. Quite a few children of farm families made their way into the city through study.

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