孩子想和大人一样表现。

Children want to act like grown-ups.

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Sentence Composition

1 孩子 háizi child
2 xiǎng
  1. to think (about)
  2. to think of; to devise
  3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
=3 old variant of
=3 surname He
=3
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=3
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=3 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=3 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=3 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=3 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=3 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
=4 大人 ren
  1. adult
  2. grownup
  3. title of respect toward superiors
=4 大人 rén
  1. (archaic) person of high rank (such as a ruler or noble)
  2. (historical, Taiwanese Hokkien and Japanese-occupied Shantou Teochew) An address used by ordinary citizens to address Japanese occupation officials: sir
  3. (honorific) Your Excellency; His Excellency (form of address to a higher-up)
  4. (literary) form of address to one's parents or elder members of the family
  5. An address used by ordinary citizens to address Japanese occupation officials: sir
  6. Your Excellency; His Excellency (form of address to a higher-up)
  7. adult; grown-up
  8. form of address to one's parents or elder members of the family
  9. person of high rank (such as a ruler or noble)
5 一样 yàng
  1. same
  2. like
  3. equal to
  4. the same as
  5. just like
6 表现 biǎoxiàn
  1. to show
  2. to show off
  3. to display
  4. to manifest
  5. expression
  6. manifestation
  7. show
  8. display
  9. performance (at work etc)
  10. behavior