be pregnant; conceive; be expecting
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be pregnant; to conceive (of a woman)
informalA colloquial and euphemistic way to refer to pregnancy, often used when offering congratulations. Traditionally considered a happy announcement (喜事).
Tā她
zuì最
jìn近
yǒu有
xǐ喜
le了
，
quán全
jiā家
rén人
dōu都
tè特
bié别
gāo高
xìng兴
。
She is pregnant recently, and the whole family is especially happy.
Tīng听
shuō说
nǐ你
yǒu有
xǐ喜
le了
，
gōng恭
xǐ喜
gōng恭
xǐ喜
！
I heard you're expecting, congratulations!
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Tā她
jié结
hūn婚
sān三
nián年
cái才
zhōng终
yú于
yǒu有
xǐ喜
。
She finally became pregnant after three years of marriage.