How to pronounce er zi (儿子) in Chinese

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儿子

ér zi

Characters & meanings

儿
érT2

son / child

子
ziT0

child / seed

Common mistake

Rising + neutral (2-0): ér is the rare syllable that is all vowel — curl the tongue back mid-vowel, no consonant at all — then zi is a toneless tap.

Tone change in this word

The suffix 子 is always neutral (儿子, 桌子, 椅子, 杯子).

Example sentence

我儿子五岁。

Wǒ érzi wǔ suì.

My son is five years old.

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女儿nǚ ér桌子zhuō zi椅子yǐ zi

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