twins (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
雙胞胎
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他们是一对双胞胎姐妹。 tāmen shì yī duì shuāngbāotāi jiěmèi. - They are a pair of twin sisters.
这对双胞胎兄弟长得很像。 zhè duì shuāngbāotāi xiōngdì zhǎng dé hěn xiàng. - These twin brothers look very much alike.
双胞胎的特点是出生时候是两个婴儿。 shuāngbāotāi de tèdiǎn shì chūshēng shíhòu shì liǎng gè yīng'ér. - The characteristic of twins is that they are born as two babies.
他们的妹妹是一对双胞胎。 tāmen de mèimei shì yī duì shuāngbāotāi. - Their sister is a pair of twins.
这对双胞胎兄弟经常互相帮助。 zhè duì shuāngbāotāi xiōngdì jīngcháng hùxiāng bāngzhù. - These twin brothers often help each other.
Characters
双 shuāng - a pair of | HSK 3
胎 tāi - tyre; fetus; source; roughcast (of clayware); padding; birth; womb carrying fetus |
胞 bāo - compatriot; children of the same parents; afterbirth |