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引产 (yǐn chǎn) — to induce labor (medically)

Definition

A medical procedure: artificially inducing labor or terminating a pregnancy (e.g. for fetal or maternal health reasons). Used in clinical/formal contexts, not everyday speech.

verb
to induce labor (medically)

Examples

  • 引产。
    Yī shēng jué dìng gěi tā yǐn chǎn.
    The doctor decided to induce labor for her.
  • 引产。
    Tā yīn wèi tāi ér wèn tí bù dé bù yǐn chǎn.
    She had to have her labor induced due to fetal issues.
  • 引产，。
    yǐn chǎn Shǒu shù hěn chéng gōng, mǔ zǐ píng ān.
    The induced labor surgery was successful, and both mother and child are safe.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

引yǐninduce
产chǎnbirth

引 (induce) and 产 (birth) combine to mean medically inducing labor.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 弓弓gōngbow
  • 丿丿piěindicatory stroke

引 is made from 弓, a bow, and 丿, a short slant stroke added at the place where the string is pulled, marking the action of drawing or pulling.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

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Appears in
Medicine & Treatment

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