孩提

háití

noun #16,712

Meanings

1 (literary) infancy; early childhood
2 infant; young child

Characters

to carry (a child)

Literally 'child carried (in arms)' — the age when a child still needs to be held.

Examples

他孩提时代就展现了音乐天赋。

Tā háití shídài jiù zhǎnxiàn le yīnyuè tiānfù.

He showed musical talent since early childhood.

孩提时的记忆已经很模糊了。

Háití shí de jìyì yǐjīng hěn móhu le.

My childhood memories are already quite vague.

Tips

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孩提 is literary/formal. In everyday speech, use 小时候 (xiǎoshíhou) for 'when I was young' or 童年 (tóngnián) for 'childhood.'

Stroke Order

孩 hái

提 tí