娘胎

niángtāi

noun #28,048

Meanings

1 womb
2 mother's womb

Characters

fetus; womb; embryo

Examples

HSK 3

他还没出娘胎，父亲就已经去世了。

Tā hái méi chū niángtāi, fùqīn jiù yǐjīng qùshì le.

His father had already passed away before he was even born.

HSK 5

这孩子从娘胎里就很聪明。

Zhè háizi cóng niángtāi lǐ jiù hěn cōngming.

This child has been clever since the womb.

Tips

usage

娘胎 is a colloquial, informal word for womb. It literally means 'mother's uterus' (娘 = mother, 胎 = fetus/womb). The phrase 从娘胎里 ('from the womb') is used to describe innate traits.

Stroke Order

娘 niáng

胎 tāi