milk; breast; wet nurse
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Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
milk (from cows, goats, etc.); animal milk for consumption
informalColloquial term used in spoken Chinese to refer to animal milk, especially cow's milk or goat's milk intended for drinking.
Zhè这
bēi杯
nǎi奶
zi子
hěn很
xīn新
xiān鲜
，
nǐ你
cháng尝
chang尝
。
This glass of milk is very fresh; have a taste.
Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
dōu都
yào要
hē喝
yī一
píng瓶
nǎi奶
zi子
。
I drink a bottle of milk every morning.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
yáng羊
nǎi奶
zi子
tè特
bié别
yǒu有
míng名
。
The goat's milk here is especially famous.
noun
breast; teat; udder
dialectDialectal term used in some regional varieties of Chinese to refer to the breast. May be considered vulgar or overly direct in standard Mandarin.
Yīng婴
ér儿
zhèng正
zài在
chī吃
mā妈
ma妈
de的
nǎi奶
zi子
。
The infant is nursing at its mother's breast.
Nà那
zhī只
shān山
yáng羊
de的
nǎi奶
zi子
zhàng胀
de得
hěn很
dà大
。
That goat's udder is very swollen.
noun
wet nurse; nursemaid
dialectDialectal or historical term referring to a woman hired to breastfeed another family's child.
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
shì是
chī吃
nǎi奶
zi子
zhǎng长
dà大
de的
。
He was raised on a wet nurse's milk from childhood.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
dà大
hù户
rén人
jiā家
dōu都
huì会
qǐng请
nǎi奶
zi子
zhào照
kàn看
hái孩
zi子
。
In old society, wealthy families would always hire wet nurses to look after their children.