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胞
胎

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The Chinese word for twins, "双胞胎", is formed by combining three descriptive characters: "双" meaning "double" or "pair", "胎" meaning "fetus" or "womb", and "胞" meaning "uterus" or "shared parentage". Together, they create a literal meaning of "double fetus from the same womb", directly illustrating the concept of two individuals born from a single pregnancy through a vivid, compounded imagery.

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这对双胞胎很可爱。

Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi hěn kě'ài.

This pair of twins is very cute.

我的邻居有一对双胞胎女儿。

Wǒ de línjū yǒu yī duì shuāngbāotāi nǚ'ér.

My neighbor has a pair of twin daughters.

双胞胎兄弟经常穿一样的衣服。

Shuāngbāotāi xiōngdì jīngcháng chuān yīyàng de yīfu.

The twin brothers often wear the same clothes.

虽然他们是双胞胎，但性格完全不同。

Suīrán tāmen shì shuāngbāotāi, dàn xìnggé wánquán bùtóng.

Although they are twins, their personalities are completely different.

这对双胞胎因为遗传基因相同，所以长相几乎一模一样。

Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi yīnwèi yíchuán jīyīn xiāngtóng, suǒyǐ zhǎngxiàng jīhū yī mú yī yàng.

Because these twins have the same genetic genes, their appearances are almost identical.

Word Definition - 双胞胎

shuāng bāo tāi twin; CL:對|对[duì]

Individual Character Details

双 shuāng, shuāng, shuāng
胞 bāo
胎 tāi