bāo

common
noun
adjective

Meaning of

胞 means afterbirth; placenta and fetal membranes; full blood; sharing the same parents. Pronounced bāo.

  • afterbirth; placenta and fetal membranes
  • full blood; sharing the same parents
  • compatriot; sharing the same nationality or ethnicity

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Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
huì
jiāng
bāo
shài
gān
yào
 

Traditional Chinese doctors will dry the afterbirth to use as medicine.

Tāi
ér
zài
gōng
zhōng
bèi
bāo
bāo
guǒ
bǎo
 

The fetus is wrapped and protected by the afterbirth in the uterus.

Chǎn
fēn
miǎn
hòu
 
shēng
huì
jiǎn
chá
bāo
shì
fǒu
wán
quán
pái
chū
 

After a woman gives birth, a doctor will check if all of the afterbirth has been expelled.

Bāo
zài
chuán
tǒng
yào
xué
zhōng
bèi
chēng
wéi
chē
 

The afterbirth is called ziheche in traditional Chinese pharmacy.

Yǒu
xiē
huì
jiāng
jiàn
kāng
chǎn
de
bāo
fěn
zhì
chéng
pǐn
 

Some regions grind the afterbirth of healthy mothers into powder to make supplements.