小孩儿 (xiǎoháir): child

Meanings

Nàge xiǎoháir hěn kě'ài.

That child is very cute.

Xiǎoháir xǐhuan chī táng.

Kids like to eat candy.

usage

The 儿 at the end is the Beijing 'erhua' sound. In southern China and Taiwan, people say 小孩 (xiǎohái) without the 儿.

小 xiǎo

孩 hái

儿 ér