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How to Say ‘A son’ in Traditional Chinese

一個兒子

yī gè ér zi

[ee guh érzi]

Phrase Breakdown

一

yī

[ee]

one

The number one; often changes pronunciation to yí before a classifier in natural speech.

Example

我帶了一個背包。

I brought one backpack.

個

gè

[guh]

general classifier

A very common measure word used with many nouns, like objects or people in some contexts.

Example

櫃檯前面有一個人。

There is one person in front of the counter.

兒子

ér zi

[érzi]

son

One's male child.

Example

他的兒子五歲。

His son is five.

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