生母

shēngmǔ

noun #12,367

Measure Word

一位生母 wèi

Meanings

1 birth mother
2 biological mother

Characters

to give birth; biological

Examples

HSK 3

她的生母在她很小的时候就去世了。

Tā de shēngmǔ zài tā hěn xiǎo de shíhou jiù qùshì le.

Her birth mother passed away when she was very young.

HSK 4

他一直在寻找自己的生母。

Tā yīzhí zài xúnzhǎo zìjǐ de shēngmǔ.

He has been searching for his birth mother.

Tips

usage

生母 specifically means biological mother, as opposed to 养母 (adoptive mother) or 继母 (stepmother). 生父 is the corresponding term for birth father.

Stroke Order

生 shēng

母 mǔ