预产期

預產期

yùchǎnqī

noun #16,388

Meanings

1 expected date of childbirth
2 due date (pregnancy)

Characters

to predict; in advance; pre-

to give birth; to produce

period; date; term

Examples

她的预产期是下个月。

Tā de yùchǎnqī shì xià gè yuè.

Her due date is next month.

宝宝比预产期提前了两周出生。

Bǎobao bǐ yùchǎnqī tíqián le liǎng zhōu chūshēng.

The baby was born two weeks before the due date.

Tips

memory

预 (pre-/expected) + 产 (to give birth) + 期 (date/period) — the expected birth date. 产 is the same character in 生产 (to give birth) and 产房 (delivery room).

Stroke Order

预 yù

产 chǎn

期 qī