双胞胎

雙胞胎

shuāngbāotāi

noun HSK 7-9 #3,968

Measure Word

一对双胞胎 duì

Meanings

1 twins

Characters

Literally 'double-womb fetus' - two babies from the same womb

Examples

HSK 2

她生了一对双胞胎。

Tā shēng le yī duì shuāngbāotāi.

She gave birth to twins.

HSK 6

这对双胞胎长得一模一样。

Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi zhǎng de yīmú-yīyàng.

These twins look exactly alike.

Tips

usage

Use the measure word 对 (pair) for twins: 一对双胞胎. For triplets, say 三胞胎.

Stroke Order

双 shuāng

胞 bāo

胎 tāi