怀胎 (huái tāi) — to be pregnant (process of gestation)
Definition
A literary/书面 word for 'to be pregnant,' emphasizing the period of gestation rather than the moment of conception. More formal than 怀孕.
verb
to be pregnant (process of gestation)
Examples
- 怀胎,。Tā zhèng zài huái tāi, xū yào hǎo hǎo xiū xi.She is pregnant and needs to rest well.
- ,。Tā huái le shí gè yuè de tāi, zhōng yú shēng le yí gè jiàn kāng de hái zi.She was pregnant for ten months and finally gave birth to a healthy child.
- 怀胎。huái tāi Shì yí jiàn xīn kǔ dàn shì xìng fú de shì.Being pregnant is a hard but happy thing.
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