How to Say ‘Your kids are so well-behaved!’ in Simplified Chinese
你的孩子真乖！
nǐ de hái zi zhēn guāi
[nǐ duh high dz jen guāi]
🇨🇳 In China: Praising someone's kids is a warm compliment. Expect the parent to brush it off modestly rather than say thank you.
Phrase Breakdown
你的孩子
nǐ de hái zi
your child
你的 (nǐ de) means 'your', and 孩子 (háizi) means 'child'.
你的孩子几岁？
How old is your child?
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?
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
A particle showing possession, like 'of' or apostrophe-s in English.
这是孩子的护照。
This is the child's passport.
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.
真乖！
zhēn guāi
is so well-behaved!
真 (zhēn) means 'really'. 乖 (guāi) means 'well-behaved' and is a common compliment for kids. Both are high level tones.
这只狗真乖！
This dog is so well-behaved!
Words in this phrase
真
zhēn
[jen]
really; truly
An adverb used to add emphasis, meaning really or truly.
你今天真有气质。
You really look elegant today.
乖
guāi
[guāi]
well-behaved; good (of children)
Describes a child who is obedient and well-behaved.
宝宝今天很乖。
The baby was very good today.
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