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
胎
tāi
foetus; birth; measure word for pregnancies or births
Character
Example phrases
- 这家医院推出了针对二胎家庭的产前咨询服务。 Zhè jiā yīyuàn tuīchū le zhēnduì èr tāi jiātíng de chǎnqián zīxún fúwù. This hospital has launched prenatal consultation services for families having a second child.
- 她怀胎十月，终于生下一个健康的宝宝。 Tā huáitāi shí yuè, zhōngyú shēng xià yīgè jiànkāng de bǎobao. She carried the baby for ten months and finally gave birth to a healthy child.
- 这是夫妻俩的第二胎，两人都很紧张。 Zhè shì fūqī liǎ de dì'èr tāi, liǎng rén dōu hěn jǐnzhāng. This is the couple's second child, and both of them are very nervous.
Related words
- 轮胎 lúntāi tyre; tire
- 胚胎 pēitāi embryo; germ; rudimentary stage
- 双胞胎 shuāngbāotāi twins
- 胎儿 tāi'ér foetus
- 孕妇 yùnfù pregnant woman
- 先天 xiāntiān innate; congenital
- 晕头转向 yūntóuzhuànxiàng dizzy and disoriented; utterly confused
- 抑郁症 yìyùzhèng depression
- 窒息 zhìxī to suffocate; suffocation
- 瘾 yǐn addiction; craving
- 涨 zhàng to swell; to expand; to feel bloated
- 吸毒 xīdú to take drugs; drug abuse