How to Say “Do you have kids?” in Chinese
Relationships and family · HSK 2
"Do you have kids?" in Chinese is 你有孩子吗？ (nǐ yǒu hái zi ma). 你有孩子吗 (nǐ yǒu háizi ma) asks about children generally. Replies: 有一个儿子 (I have one son), 有两个女儿 (I have two daughters).
Primary translation
你有孩子吗？
nǐ yǒu hái zi ma
Traditional: 你有孩子嗎？
When to use it
你有孩子吗 (nǐ yǒu háizi ma) asks about children generally. Replies: 有一个儿子 (I have one son), 有两个女儿 (I have two daughters). The plural noun 孩子 is used even for one child. Chinese small talk about family is culturally normal and rarely intrusive; follow up with 几岁 (how old). The formal age-of-children alternative is 几个孩子 (how many children).
Example sentences
你有孩子吗？
Nǐ yǒu háizi ma?
Do you have children?
我有一个儿子，五岁。
Wǒ yǒu yí ge érzi, wǔ suì.
I have one son, he is five.
我还没结婚。
Wǒ hái méi jiéhūn.
I am not yet married.