in one's childhood

xiǎo shí hou

x+iǎo·3rd tonesh+í·2nd toneh+ou·neutral tone

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I didn't have a bicycle when I was growing up.

小时候我没有自行车。

This is the house where I lived as a child.

这就是我小时候住的房子。

Tom was a little overweight when he was a kid.

汤姆在小时候有点超重。

Tom didn't like spinach when he was a child.

汤姆小时候不喜欢菠菜。

I had chicken pox when I was a kid.

我小时候发水痘。

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