to be pregnant
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be pregnant
neutralUsed for both humans and female animals. In formal medical contexts, more specific terms like "妊娠 (rèn shēn)" may be used.
Tā她
jiě姐
jie姐
huái怀
yùn孕
wǔ五
gè个
yuè月
le了
。
Her older sister is five months pregnant.
Māo猫
mā妈
ma妈
huái怀
yùn孕
hòu后
xū需
yào要
bǔ补
chōng充
gèng更
duō多
yíng营
yǎng养
。
The mother cat needs extra nutrition after becoming pregnant.
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Shì是
de的
，
wǒ我
qī妻
zi子
huái怀
yùn孕
le了
。
Congratulations! I heard you're going to have a baby soon. / Yes, my wife is pregnant.