be born; birth
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be born (of a baby)
literaryLiterary usage, typically found in the set phrase 呱呱坠地 (gū gū zhuì dì) describing a newborn baby's first cry. Not used in casual modern speech.
Yīng婴
ér儿
gū呱
gū呱
zhuì坠
dì地
，
kū哭
shēng声
hóng洪
liàng亮
。
The baby was born crying loudly with a strong voice.
Hái孩
zi子
gāng刚
zhuì坠
dì地
，
yī医
shēng生
jiù就
jiǎn剪
duàn断
le了
qí脐
dài带
。
As soon as the child was born, the doctor cut the umbilical cord.
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Gū呱
gū呱
zhuì坠
dì地
zhī之
shí时
，
tā他
biàn便
shī失
qù去
le了
mǔ母
qīn亲
。
He lost his mother at the moment of his birth.