双胞胎
shuāngbāotāi
twins
Characters in this word
胞 bāo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 包 wrap, pack, bundle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
胎 tāi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 台 platform
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这对双胞胎虽然长得极像，性格却一个沉稳，一个外向。 Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi suīrán zhǎng de jí xiàng, xìnggé què yí ge chénwěn, yí ge wàixiàng. Although this pair of twins look extremely alike, one is calm and steady while the other is outgoing.
- 我姐姐上个月生了一对可爱的双胞胎。 Wǒ jiějie shàng ge yuè shēng le yí duì kě'ài de shuāngbāotāi. My older sister gave birth to an adorable pair of twins last month.
- 这对双胞胎兄弟从小学到大学都在同一个班。 Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi xiōngdì cóng xiǎoxué dào dàxué dōu zài tóng yí ge bān. These twin brothers were in the same class from primary school all the way to university.
Related words
- 双 shuāng a pair; a measure word for pairs
- 双方 shuāngfāng both sides
- 双手 shuāngshǒu both hands
- 双边 shuāngbiān bilateral
- 双重 shuāngchóng dual; double
- 双向 shuāngxiàng two-way; bidirectional
- 双赢 shuāngyíng win-win
- 细胞 xìbāo cell
- 同胞 tóngbāo compatriot; sibling of the same parents
- 轮胎 lúntāi tyre; tire
- 胚胎 pēitāi embryo; germ; rudimentary stage
- 胎 tāi foetus; birth; measure word for pregnancies or births