孩童 (háitóng): child

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一个孩童 gè

Háitóng shíqī de jìyì zǒngshì tèbié shēnkè.

Memories from childhood are always especially vivid.

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孩童 is more literary and formal than 孩子 (háizi). You'll see it in writing, news, and formal speech. In everyday conversation, people say 孩子 or 小孩.

孩 hái

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