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What does 儿女 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

儿女 érnǚ

children; sons and daughters

It can also mean

  • young man and woman (in love)

Its characters

  1. 儿 ér son
  2. 女 nǚ daughter

In a sentence

他们的儿女都在外地工作。 Their children all work in other cities.

原来,他们的祖先为了躲开秦朝时的战争,带着妻子儿女和同乡来到这个与世隔绝的地方,从此再也没有出去过,跟外面的人就断了来往。

From 桃花源记 · The Peach Blossom Spring, retold in modern Chinese

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