接生

jiēshēng

verb #11,285

Meanings

这位医生接生过上千个婴儿。

Zhèwèi yīshēng jiēshēng guòshàng qiān gè yīng'ér.

This doctor has delivered over a thousand babies.

以前在农村，都是接生婆来接生。

Yǐqián zài nóngcūn, dōu shì jiēshēng pó lái jiēshēng.

In the old days in the countryside, midwives delivered the babies.

memory

Receive (接) + life (生) = to receive a new life into the world. Beautiful imagery for delivering a baby.

usage

接生婆 (jiēshēngpó) means 'midwife' (traditional/informal). The modern term is 助产士 (zhùchǎnshì).

接 jiē

生 shēng