堕胎

墮胎

duòtāi

verb #8,075

Meanings

1 to have an abortion
2 abortion

Characters

to fall; to degenerate

Examples

她决定堕胎。

Tā juédìng duòtāi.

She decided to have an abortion.

堕胎在很多国家是一个争议话题。

Duòtāi zài hěn duō guójiā shì yī gè zhēngyì huàtí.

Abortion is a controversial topic in many countries.

医生建议她不要堕胎。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā bù yào duòtāi.

The doctor advised her not to have an abortion.

Tips

usage

堕胎 is the common colloquial term. The more clinical/medical term is 人工流产 (réngōng liúchǎn, induced abortion) or the abbreviation 人流 (rénliú).

Stroke Order

堕 duò

胎 tāi