生儿育女

生兒育女
shēng'ér-yùnǚ
idiom #19,609

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā jiéhūn hòu jiù kāishǐ shēng'éryùnǚ.
She started having children after getting married.
Xiànzài hěnduō niánqīngrén bù jí zhe shēng'éryùnǚ.
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

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