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孪生

luánshēng

twin; born of the same pregnancy

Two identical girls in matching red dresses side by side
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Characters in this word

孪 luán

Strokes
9
Radical
子 — son, child
Made of
亦 also, too 子 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
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生 shēng

Strokes
5
Radical
生 — life, lifetime
Made of
𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
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Example phrases

  • 这对孪生姐妹虽然成长环境相同,性格却截然不同。 Zhè duì luánshēng jiěmèi suīrán chéngzhǎng huánjìng xiāngtóng, xìnggé què jiérán bùtóng. Although these twin sisters grew up in the same environment, their personalities are completely different.
  • 她有一个孪生妹妹,两个人长得一模一样。 Tā yǒu yí ge luánshēng mèimei, liǎng gè rén zhǎng de yìmúyíyàng. She has a twin sister, and the two of them look exactly alike.
  • 孪生兄弟俩穿着同样的衣服,连老师也分不清。 Luánshēng xiōngdì liǎ chuān zhe tóngyàng de yīfu, lián lǎoshī yě fēn bù qīng. The twin brothers wore the same clothes, and even the teacher couldn't tell them apart.

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