yīng
婴
baby; infant; touch; wrap around
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
baby; infant; newborn
Refers to a very young child, typically under one year old.
Nà那
ge个
yīng婴
ér儿
zhèng正
zài在
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
That baby is sleeping.
Tā她
gāng刚
shēng生
le了
yī一
ge个
nǚ女
yīng婴
。
She just gave birth to a baby girl.
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Yī医
yuàn院
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
jiàn健
kāng康
de的
yīng婴
ér儿
。
There are many healthy babies in the hospital.
Yīng婴
ér儿
xū需
yào要
mǔ母
qīn亲
de的
zhào照
gù顾
。
Babies need their mothers' care.
Zhè这
ge个
yīng婴
ér儿
yǐ已
jīng经
liù六
ge个
yuè月
dà大
le了
。
This baby is already six months old.
verb
to touch; to come into contact with; to wrap around
literaryThis is a literary usage found primarily in classical Chinese or formal writing.
Tā他
bù不
xìng幸
yīng婴
jí疾
，
bù不
dé得
bù不
qǐng请
jià假
xiū休
xi息
。
Unfortunately, he fell ill and had to take time off to rest.
Yīng婴
jí疾
qī期
jiān间
，
tā他
réng仍
rán然
jiān坚
chí持
gōng工
zuò作
。
During his illness, he still persisted in working.
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Gǔ古
shù树
bèi被
téng藤
wàn蔓
yīng婴
rào绕
。
The ancient tree was wrapped around by vines.
Tā他
yīng婴
bìng病
zài在
chuáng床
yǐ已
yǒu有
bàn半
yuè月
。
He has been bedridden with illness for half a month.
Yīng婴
chán缠
suǒ琐
shì事
，
bù不
dé得
tuō脱
shēn身
。
Entangled in trivial matters, unable to get away.