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胎

tāi · tai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. fetus
  2. classifier for litters (of puppies etc)
  3. padding (in clothing or bedding)
  4. womb carrying a fetus
  5. (fig.) origin
  6. source
  7. (loanword) tire
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2 examples
01

她(tā)怀(huái)孕(yùn)三(sān)个(gè)月(yuè)了(le)，胎(tāi)儿(ér)发(fā)育(yù)得(de)很(hěn)健(jiàn)康(kāng)。

She has been pregnant for three months, and the fetus is developing very healthily.

02

母(mǔ)狗(gǒu)一(yì)胎(tāi)生(shēng)下(xià)了(le)五(wǔ)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)。

The mother dog gave birth to five puppies in one litter.

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