孩子 (hái zi) means “child” | MotiTan Chinese Dictionary

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我有两个孩子。wǒ yǒu liǎng gè hái zi

I have two children.

A small person at the heart of family life, from first steps through the school years and sometimes viewed as a parent's offspring.

小朋友xiǎo péng yǒu: A friendly spoken way to refer to or address a child.
小孩xiǎo hái: A common everyday term for a young child.
儿童ér tóng: A formal or written term for a child.

口语中用来称呼年幼的人，范围多为婴幼儿到儿童，也可泛指子女。kóu yǔ zhōng yòng lái chēng hū nián yòu de rén fàn wéi duō wèi yīng yòu ér dào ér tóng yě kě fàn zhǐ zí nǚ

孩子 (háizi, "child") combines 孩 (hái, "child") with 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix"), creating an everyday noun for a young person.

When counting this noun, Chinese normally places a measure word before it, whereas English puts the number directly before the noun.