to have a first child
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to have one's first child
informalUsed specifically for a woman giving birth for the first time. It's a colloquial term and often used with '过' to indicate experience. The negative form '没开过怀儿' means 'has never had children'.
Tā她
jié结
hūn婚
sān三
nián年
le了
，
hái还
méi没
kāi开
huái怀
r儿
ne呢
。
She's been married for three years and hasn't had her first child yet.
Lǎo老
rén人
jiā家
zǒng总
wèn问
ér儿
xí媳
fù妇
shén什
me么
shí时
hòu候
kāi开
huái怀
r儿
。
The elderly always ask when their daughter-in-law will have her first child.
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Tā她
jié结
hūn婚
méi没
duō多
jiǔ久
jiù就
kāi开
huái怀
r儿
le了
，
shēng生
le了
gè个
dà大
pàng胖
xiǎo小
zi子
。
She had her first child not long after getting married, giving birth to a big, chubby baby boy.
Tā他
men们
jiā家
nà那
wèi位
hái还
méi没
kāi开
guo过
huái怀
r儿
，
lǎo老
rén人
dōu都
hěn很
zháo着
jí急
。
The woman in their family hasn't had a child yet, and the elders are very anxious.