双胞胎 (shuāng bāo tāi) — twins
Definition
双胞胎 is the everyday noun 'twins' — two children born together. Unlike the adjective 孪生 (used as a modifier, e.g. 孪生兄弟), 双胞胎 stands on its own as a noun and takes the measure word 对.
noun
twins
Measure word · 对
Examples
- 双胞胎。Tā shēng le yí duì shuāng bāo tāi.She gave birth to a pair of twins.
- 双胞胎。Zhè duì shuāng bāo tāi cháng dé yì mú yí yàng.This pair of twins looks exactly alike.
- 双胞胎。shuāng bāo tāi De xìng gé wǎng wǎng bù tóng.Twins often have different personalities.
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