双胞胎

雙胞胎

shuāngbāotāi

noun HSK 7-9 #3,968

Measure Word

一对双胞胎 duì

Meanings

1 twins

Characters

Literally 'double-womb fetus' — two babies from the same womb

Examples

她生了一对双胞胎。

Tā shēng le yīduì shuāngbāotāi.

She gave birth to twins.

这对双胞胎长得一模一样。

Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi zhǎng de yīmúyīyàng.

These twins look exactly alike.

Tips

usage

Use the measure word 对 (pair) for twins: 一对双胞胎. For triplets, say 三胞胎 (sānbāotāi).

Stroke Order

双 shuāng

胞 bāo

胎 tāi