Definition & Meaning

children and grandchildren; (in a broad sense) descendants

Word usage

zǐ sūn

子 孙

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NHSK 789－3 RW AABB DC2

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n.fmlchildren and grandchildren; (in a broad sense) descendants
- tā de suǒ yǒu zǐ sūn dōu cān jiā le jù huì
  他的所有子孙都参加了聚会。
  All of his children and grandchildren were at the party.
- tā wèi zǐ sūn bǎo liú le xǔ duō zhēn guì de shū jí
  他为子孙保留了许多珍贵的书籍。
  He reserved many valuable books for posterity.
- wǒ men yī dìng yào bǎ huán jìng zhì lǐ hǎo wèi zǐ sūn hòu dài zào fú
  我们一定要把环境治理好，为子孙后代造福。
  We must clean up the environment for the benefit of future generations.
- zǐ sūn mǎn táng
  子孙满堂
  be blessed with many children and grandchildren
- zǐ sūn wàn dài
  子孙万代
  all future generations
synonym
hòu dài后代 hòu yì后裔 ér sūn儿孙 zǐ sì子嗣 zǐ xī子息

Word usage

Note
"子孙" is different from "儿孙". "儿孙" generally refers to the descendants of individuals or families, such as "儿孙满堂"; "子孙" mainly refers to the descendants of a country or nation, such as "炎黄子孙".
Reduplication
"子孙" can be reduplicated, for example: "子子孙孙".
- 这项工程将造福子子孙孙。
  This project will benefit generations.

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