labor pains; growing pains; temporary difficulties
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
labor pains; contractions during childbirth
Medical term describing the rhythmic pain caused by uterine contractions during labor.
Fēn分
miǎn娩
shí时
de的
zhèn阵
tòng痛
ràng让
tā她
jīng精
pí疲
lì力
jié竭
。
The labor pains during childbirth exhausted her.
Chǎn产
fù妇
zhèng正
zài在
jīng经
lì历
guī规
lǜ律
de的
zhèn阵
tòng痛
。
The pregnant woman is experiencing regular contractions.
noun
growing pains; temporary difficulties in the emergence of new things
Metaphorical usage often applied to social reforms, economic transitions, or organizational changes.
Gǎi改
gé革
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
nán难
miǎn免
yǒu有
zhèn阵
tòng痛
。
There are inevitably growing pains in the process of reform.
Qǐ企
yè业
zhuǎn转
xíng型
yào要
jīng经
lì历
yī一
duàn段
zhèn阵
tòng痛
qī期
。
Corporate transformation requires going through a period of growing pains.
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Xīn新
zhì制
dù度
de的
jiàn建
lì立
bì必
rán然
bàn伴
suí随
zhèn阵
tòng痛
。
The establishment of a new system is inevitably accompanied by temporary difficulties.