宝贝儿

寶貝兒

bǎobèir

noun

Meanings

1 baby; darling; sweetie (term of endearment)
2 (erhua variant of 宝贝)

Characters

shell, precious

Examples

宝贝儿，快过来。

Bǎobèir, kuài guòlái.

Sweetie, come over here.

他管女朋友叫宝贝儿。

Tā guǎn nǚpéngyǒu jiào bǎobèir.

He calls his girlfriend 'baby'.

Tips

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The 儿 softens the word into affection — used for kids, partners, and by livestream hosts to viewers ('宝贝儿们,下单啦!'). In Beijing speech the erhua is almost obligatory.

Stroke Order

宝 bǎo

贝 bèi

儿 ér