miscarriage; abortion; fail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to have a miscarriage; to abort
neutralThis is the medical/biological meaning. It can be spontaneous or induced. 人工流产 means "induced abortion" or "abortion procedure".
Tā她
huái怀
yùn孕
zǎo早
qī期
yīn因
yì意
wài外
ér而
liú流
chǎn产
le了
。
She had a miscarriage in early pregnancy due to an accident.
Yī医
shēng生
jiě解
shì释
shuō说
，
jù剧
liè烈
yùn运
dòng动
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
liú流
chǎn产
。
The doctor explained that strenuous exercise can sometimes cause miscarriage.
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Tā她
bù不
dé得
bù不
xuǎn选
zé择
rén人
gōng工
liú流
chǎn产
。
She had to choose to have an induced abortion.
verb
to fail prematurely; to be aborted
neutralThis is a metaphorical extension, commonly used for plans, projects, negotiations, etc., that are canceled or fail before completion.
Yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
bù不
zú足
，
nà那
gè个
xióng雄
xīn心
bó勃
bó勃
de的
jì计
huà划
liú流
chǎn产
le了
。
Due to lack of funds, that ambitious plan failed.
Tán谈
pàn判
yīn因
shuāng双
fāng方
fēn分
qí歧
tài太
dà大
ér而
liú流
chǎn产
。
The negotiations broke down because the differences between the two sides were too great.
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Zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
yīn因
jǐ几
jiā家
xié协
zuò作
dān单
wèi位
zhōng中
tú途
tuì退
chū出
ér而
liú流
chǎn产
。
This project was aborted because several collaborating units withdrew midway.