生儿育女

生兒育女
shēngéryùnǚ
idiom #19,609

Meanings

  1. 1 to bear and raise children
  2. 2 to have children

Examples

Tā jiéhūn hòu jiù kāishǐ shēngéryùnǚ.
She started having children after getting married.
Xiànzài hěn duō niánqīngrén bù jí zhe shēngéryùnǚ.
Nowadays, many young people are in no hurry to have children.

Tips

grammar
Parallel structure: (bear sons) + (raise daughters). and together represent children of both genders, meaning to have and raise children in general.

Stroke Order

shēng
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