胎教

tāijiào
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 prenatal education
  2. 2 stimulation of the fetus during pregnancy

Examples

Tā měitiān wǎnshàng gěi bǎobao zuò tāijiào.
Every evening she does prenatal activities for the baby.
Yīnyuè tāijiào shì zuì chángjiàn de tāijiào fāngshì.
Music is the most common form of prenatal education.
Lǎogōng yě yào cānyù tāijiào, duō gēn bǎobao shuōhuà.
Dads should take part in prenatal education too, and talk to the baby often.

Tips

culture
The idea of shaping a fetus through the mother's conduct traces back to Zhou-dynasty texts (e.g. 《》 mentions Tài Rèn ). Modern Chinese parenting extends this into music, storybook reading, and prenatal language exposure.

Stroke Order

tāi
jiāo