胞胎 (bāo tāi) — twins (multiple births from the same pregnancy)
Definition
Literary term for twins, often used in writing or compound words (双胞胎, 试管胞胎). The everyday spoken word is 双胞胎.
noun
twins (multiple births from the same pregnancy)
Measure word · 对
Examples
- 胞胎。Zhè duì bāo tāi cháng dé hěn xiàng.This pair of twins looks very alike.
- 胞胎，。Tā shēng le yí duì bāo tāi, yì nán yì nǚ.She gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.
- 胞胎。bāo tāi Zhī jiān de gǎn qíng tōng cháng hěn shēn.The bond between twins is usually very deep.
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