儿女

兒女

érnǚ

noun HSK 5 #13,349

Meanings

HSK 1

他有三个儿女。

Tā yǒu sān gè érnǚ.

He has three children.

HSK 3

儿女都长大了，她终于放心了。

Érnǚ dōu zhǎngdà le, tā zhōngyú fàngxīn le.

Her children have all grown up, and she can finally relax.

HSK 7-9

父母总是为儿女操心。

Fùmǔ zǒngshì wèi érnǚ cāoxīn.

Parents always worry about their children.

usage

儿女 is more literary/emotional than 孩子 (háizi, children). It emphasizes the parent-child bond. 子女 (zǐnǚ) is the formal equivalent.

儿 ér

女 nǚ