孕育 (yùn yù) — to be pregnant; to give birth to (offspring); to nurture, foster, or give rise to (a development, culture, idea)
Definition
Literary verb covering both 'to be pregnant with' and figuratively 'to give rise to / nurture' (a culture, idea, change). Contrast 怀孕, which is the everyday word for being pregnant; 培养 focuses on actively training people or abilities.
verb
to be pregnantto give birth to (offspring)to nurturefosteror give rise to (a development, culture, idea)
Examples
- 孕育。Tā zhèng chén jìn zài yùn yù xīn shēng mìng de xǐ yuè zhōng.She is immersed in the joy of nurturing a new life.
- 孕育。Zhè chǎng yùn dòng yùn yù le shēn kè de biàn gé.This movement gave rise to profound changes.
- 孕育。Màn cháng de chuàng zuò guò chéng yùn yù le zhè bù jié zuò.The long creative process nurtured this masterpiece.
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