堕胎

墮胎

duòtāi

verb #8,075

Meanings

HSK 3

她决定堕胎。

Tā juédìng duòtāi.

She decided to have an abortion.

HSK 3

医生建议她不要堕胎。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā bùyào duòtāi.

The doctor advised her not to have an abortion.

HSK 5

堕胎在很多国家是一个争议话题。

Duòtāi zài hěnduō guójiā shì yīgè zhēngyì huàtí.

Abortion is a controversial topic in many countries.

usage

堕胎 is the common colloquial term. The more clinical/medical term is 人工流产 (induced abortion) or the abbreviation 人流.

堕 duò

胎 tāi