| 1 | 孩子 | 孩子 | hái zi | hai2 zi5 | child | | |
| 2 | 小孩 | 小孩 | xiǎo hái | xiao3 hai2 | child; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 小孩子 | 小孩子 | xiǎo hái zi | xiao3 hai2 zi5 | child | | |
| 4 | 女孩子 | 女孩子 | nǚ hái zi | nu:3 hai2 zi5 | girl | | |
| 5 | 男孩 | 男孩 | nán hái | nan2 hai2 | boy; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 6 | 女孩 | 女孩 | nǚ hái | nu:3 hai2 | girl; lass | | |
| 7 | 男孩子 | 男孩子 | nán hái zi | nan2 hai2 zi5 | boy | | |
| 8 | 孩儿 | 孩兒 | hái ér | hai2 er2 | child | | |
| 9 | 会哭的孩子有糖吃 | 會哭的孩子有糖吃 | huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī | hui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 tang2 chi1 | lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom); fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease | | |
| 10 | 舍不得孩子套不住狼 | 捨不得孩子套不住狼 | shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng | she3 bu4 de5 hai2 zi5 tao4 bu4 zhu4 lang2 | one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb); (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things | | |
| 11 | 会哭的孩子有奶吃 | 會哭的孩子有奶吃 | huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī | hui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 nai3 chi1 | lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom); fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease | | |
| 12 | 猴孩子 | 猴孩子 | hóu hái zi | hou2 hai2 zi5 | little devil | | |
| 13 | 红孩症 | 紅孩症 | hóng hái zhèng | hong2 hai2 zheng4 | kwashiorkor (a form of malnutrition) | | |
| 14 | 抱孩子 | 抱孩子 | bào hái zi | bao4 hai2 zi5 | to hold the baby in one's arms | | |
| 15 | 狼孩 | 狼孩 | láng hái | lang2 hai2 | wolf child; human child raised by wolves (in legends) | | |
| 16 | 婴孩 | 嬰孩 | yīng hái | ying1 hai2 | infant | | |
| 17 | 毛孩子 | 毛孩子 | máo hái zi | mao2 hai2 zi5 | (coll.) infant; ignorant child | | |
| 18 | 好孩子 | 好孩子 | hǎo hái zǐ | hao3 hai2 zi3 | Good kid | | |
| 19 | 男孩儿 | 男孩兒 | nán hái r | nan2 hai2 r5 | erhua variant of 男孩 | | |
| 20 | 孩子气 | 孩子氣 | hái zi qì | hai2 zi5 qi4 | boyish; childish | | |
| 21 | 孩子们 | 孩子們 | hái zi men | hai2 zi5 men5 | children | | |
| 22 | 泥孩 | 泥孩 | ní hái | ni2 hai2 | clay doll | | |
| 23 | 孩童 | 孩童 | hái tóng | hai2 tong2 | child | | |
| 24 | 孩提 | 孩提 | hái tí | hai2 ti2 | (literary) infant; young child | | |
| 25 | 孩奴 | 孩奴 | hái nú | hai2 nu2 | "a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs | | |