交配 (jiāo pèi) — (noun) mating, copulation; (verb) to mate, to copulate

Definition

Examples

• 这种鸟每年春天都会进行交配。
  Zhè zhǒng niǎo měi nián chūn tiān dōu huì jìn xíng jiāo pèi.
  This species of bird mates every spring.
• 科学家正在研究大象的交配行为。
  Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū dà xiàng de jiāo pèi xíng wéi.
  Scientists are studying the mating behavior of elephants.
• 交配季节一到，雄性动物会互相竞争。
  jiāo pèi Jì jié yí dào, xióng xìng dòng wù huì hù xiāng jìng zhēng.
  Once the mating season arrives, male animals will compete with each other.