哺乳 (bǔ rǔ) — to breastfeed, to nurse (a baby or young animal)
Definition
哺乳 specifically means breastfeeding — a mother feeding her baby or young with milk. Unlike 护理/看护 (caring for a sick person) or 哺育 (broader nurture/feed), it is strictly about nursing milk to offspring.
verb
to breastfeedto nurse (a baby or young animal)
Examples
- 哺乳。Zhè wèi mā ma jiān chí bǔ rǔ le liù gè yuè.This mother insisted on breastfeeding for six months.
- ，哺乳。Xiǎo xióng māo chū shēng hòu, mā ma huì bǔ rǔ tā men.After baby pandas are born, the mother will nurse them.
- 哺乳。Yī shēng jiàn yì tā měi tiān bǔ rǔ sì cì.The doctor advised her to breastfeed four times a day.
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