How to Say ‘Do you have kids?’ in Simplified Chinese
你有孩子吗？
nǐ yǒu hái zi ma
[nǐ yǒu high dz mah]
🇨🇳 In China: People in China ask this fairly freely, even soon after meeting someone, and it isn't considered intrusive.
Phrase Breakdown
你有
nǐ yǒu
do you have
你有 has two third tones in a row, so 你 becomes rising: ní yǒu.
你有时间吗？
Do you have time?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
The singular form referring to the person being spoken to.
你今天过得怎么样？
How was your day today?
有
yǒu
[yǒu]
to have
To possess or contain something.
我觉得这个项目有戏。
I think this project has potential.
孩子吗？
hái zi ma
children?
孩子 (háizi) plus the question particle 吗 (ma), both light at the end.
他有孩子吗？
Does he have children?
Words in this phrase
孩子
hái zi
[high dz]
child; kid
A common word for a child.
这是孩子的护照。
This is the child's passport.
吗
ma
[mah]
question particle (yes/no)
Placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes/no question.
新年你回家了吗？
Did you go home for the New Year?
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