二胎

èrtāi

noun

Meanings

1 second child
2 second pregnancy

Characters

fetus, pregnancy

Examples

他们打算要二胎。

Tāmen dǎsuàn yào èrtāi.

They're planning to have a second child.

二胎政策2016年全面放开。

Èrtāi zhèngcè èr líng yī liù nián quánmiàn fàngkāi.

The two-child policy was fully liberalized in 2016.

生完二胎她更累了。

Shēng wán èrtāi tā gèng lèi le.

She's even more exhausted after having the second one.

Tips

culture

Freighted with policy history: from 1980 the one-child policy made 二胎 illegal for most urban families. A 二胎 policy replaced it in 2016, and 三胎 was liberalized in 2021 — all as fertility rates kept dropping.

usage

Refers both to the second pregnancy itself and to the second-born child. Pairs: 头胎 / 大宝 (firstborn), 二宝 (second child, affectionate).

Stroke Order

二 èr

胎 tāi