不育

búyù
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 infertile
  2. 2 childless (unable to bear children)
  3. 3 sterile

Examples

Zhè duì fūfù bèi zhěnduàn wéi búyù.
The couple was diagnosed as infertile.
Búyùzhèng de yuányīn kěnéng zài nánfāng huò nǚfāng.
The cause of infertility may lie with either partner.

Tips

usage
不育 is the medical term, gender-neutral. Traditional language drew a distinction: 不孕 (búyùn) for women who cannot conceive ( = pregnancy), 不育 for couples unable to produce a child. Modern Chinese medicine uses 不育 for both sexes.

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