堕胎 (duò tāi) — to have an abortion, to induce an abortion
Definition
堕胎 (duòtāi) is a formal/clinical verb meaning 'to have an abortion / to induce an abortion.' A separable verb (离合词) — commonly split as 堕过两次胎 with aspect markers between the two characters.
verb
to have an abortionto induce an abortion
Examples
- 堕胎。Tā jué dìng duò tāi.She decided to have an abortion.
- 。Tā yǐ jīng duò guò liǎng cì tāi le.She has already had two abortions.
- 。Tā qù nián duò le yí cì tāi.She had an abortion last year.
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