pregnant woman
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
pregnant woman; expectant mother
informalColloquial term used in spoken Chinese to refer to a woman who is pregnant. The term implies the woman is carrying a child (having 'double body' or extra weight).
Tā她
xiàn现
zài在
shì是
shuāng双
shēn身
zi子
，
xū需
yào要
duō多
xiū休
xi息
。
She is pregnant now and needs to rest more.
Shuāng双
shēn身
zi子
de的
rén人
bù不
néng能
gàn干
zhòng重
huó活
。
Pregnant women shouldn't do heavy work.
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Tīng听
shuō说
tā她
huái怀
le了
shuāng双
shēn身
zi子
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
lái来
gōng恭
xǐ喜
tā她
。
Hearing that she was expecting, everyone came to congratulate her.