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双胞胎

shuāng bāo tāi · shuang bao tai

Traditional 雙胞胎

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6Measure word: 对 duì

Meaning

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  1. twin
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Twin brother at work

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)两个(liǎnggè)小孩(xiǎohái)长得(zhǎngde)一模一样(yīmúyīyàng)。

    Look, those two kids look exactly alike.

  2. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)是(shì)双胞胎(shuāngbāotāi)吧(ba)？

    They are twins, right?

  3. Liangliang

    应该(yīnggāi)是(shì)。我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)有(yǒu)双胞胎(shuāngbāotāi)兄弟(xiōngdì)。

    Probably. I would like a twin brother too.

  4. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  5. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)双胞胎(shuāngbāotāi)兄弟(xiōngdì)，我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)让(ràng)他(tā)替(tì)我(wǒ)上班(shàngbān)！

    With a twin brother, I could let him go to work for me!

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)双胞胎(shuāngbāotāi)兄弟(xiōngdì)，也(yě)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)你(nǐ)替(tì)他(tā)上班(shàngbān)！

    But your twin brother wants you to go to work for him too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

提(tí)姆(mǔ)是(shì)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)双(shuāng)胞(bāo)胎(tāi)兄(xiōng)弟(dì)。

Tim is Tom's twin brother.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Mandalay · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)生(shēng)了(le)一(yí)对(duì)可(kě)爱(ài)的(de)双(shuāng)胞(bāo)胎(tāi)。

She gave birth to a pair of lovely twins.

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