剖宫产

剖宮產

pōugōngchǎn

noun #68,850

Measure Word

一次剖宫产 cì

Meanings

1 caesarean section
2 C-section
3 birth by caesarean

Characters

give birth, produce

Examples

HSK 4

剖宫产手术大约需要一个小时。

Pōugōngchǎn shǒushù dàyuē xūyào yíge xiǎoshí.

A caesarean section takes about an hour.

HSK 7-9

她因为胎位不正选择了剖宫产。

Tā yīnwèi tāiwèi bú zhèng xuǎnzé le pōugōngchǎn.

She chose a C-section because of the baby's abnormal position.

Tips

memory

Literally 剖 (cut open) + 宫 (uterus, from 子宫) + 产 (give birth): 'cut-open-womb-birth'. The colloquial term 剖腹产 ('cut open the belly to birth') is equally common.

Stroke Order

剖 pōu

宫 gōng

产 chǎn