交媾 (jiāo gòu) — (formal, literary) to have sexual intercourse
Definition
A formal, literary verb meaning 'to have sexual intercourse' — used in academic, medical, or classical texts rather than everyday speech.
verb
(formal, literary) to have sexual intercourse
Examples
- 交媾。Kē xué jiā tōng guò guān chá dòng wù jiāo gòu xíng wéi lái yán jiū fán zhí cè lüè.Scientists study animal mating behavior to understand reproductive strategies.
- 交媾。Gāi gǔ jí zhōng yǒu yí duàn guān yú jì sì qián bù dé jiāo gòu de jì zǎi.This ancient text contains a record of how people were forbidden from having sexual intercourse before sacrifices.
- 交媾。Yī xué jiào cái xiáng xì jiě shì le rén lèi jiāo gòu de shēng lǐ guò chéng.The medical textbook explains in detail the physiological process of human copulation.
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