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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

孕yùnbear
育yùraise

“孕” (bear) and “育” (raise) combine to mean bear and nurture.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

孕 is drawn as a pregnant woman with a fetus.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6BiologyLife Stages & Age

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