No. 843 in Chinese
儿子
Son.
In a sentence
我的儿子正在学校学习。
My son is studying at school.
Here, '儿子' is used to denote offspring, specifically the male child of the subject.
他是村里最聪明的儿子。
He is the smartest son in the village.
'儿子' is used metaphorically to represent a young man or male person from a particular community.
那幅画叫做《母亲与儿子》。
That painting is called 'Mother and Son.'
In this usage, '儿子' refers universally to the concept of a mother-son relationship.
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