Definition
接生 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to deliver a baby'. It can split into 接 and 生 when adding an object or a measure word, like 接了一个生 ('delivered a baby'). You can also insert other elements, such as 接过生 ('have delivered before'). Note that the mother is typically introduced with 为 or implied by context.
v.o.
to deliver (a baby)
Examples
- ，。Tā zuówǎn jiē le yí ge shēng, mǔzǐ píng'ān.She delivered a baby last night; both mother and child are safe.
- 接生。Zhè wèi yīshēng yǐjīng jiē shēng guò yì bǎi duō gè yīng'ér.This doctor has delivered over a hundred babies.
- 接生。Wǒmen xūyào yí wèi yǒu jīngyàn de yīshēng lái jiē shēng zhège háizi.We need an experienced doctor to deliver this child.
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