What does 儿童 mean in Chinese?

儿童 (ér tóng) means "child" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 4.

How do you pronounce 儿童?

儿童 is pronounced "ér tóng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 儿童?

儿童 is an HSK 4 word on the new HSK exam syllabus. It is HSK 4 on both the old and the new exam.

What characters make up 儿童?

儿童 is made up of the characters 儿, 童. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 儿童?

You can practice writing 儿童 using our stroke order tool.

儿童 (ér tóng), child

儿童

ér tóng

child

HSK 4classifier

Traditional: 兒童

Characters in This Word

儿童

Definitions

(classifier) child

Classifier: 个 (gè)

Example Sentences

儿童们很开心。

Értóngmen hěn kāixīn

The children are very happy

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三天不打，上房揭瓦(sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ)· three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)

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不打不成器(bù dǎ bù chéng qì)· spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

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不打不成才(bù dǎ bù chéng cái)· spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

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HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 4
HSK 2.0: HSK 4
HSK Lord study list: HSK 4 list

儿童: HSK 4 on both the old and the new exam. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

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