Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

placenta/womb/born of the same parents

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

bāo, páo, pào

Bopomofo

ㄅㄠ, ㄆㄠˊ, ㄆㄠˋ

Jyutping

baau1

Example sentences

同胞 tóngbāo
全國同胞都在為災區的人民祈禱。
全国同胞都在为灾区的人民祈祷。

Compatriots across the country are praying for the people in the disaster area.

這是植物細胞。
这是植物细胞。

This is a plant cell.

每一個生物個體都是由細胞組成的。
每一个生物个体都是由细胞组成的。

Every biological individual is composed of cells.

雙胞胎 / 双胞胎 shuāngbāotāi
那對雙胞胎長得一模一樣。
那对双胞胎长得一模一样。

Those twins look exactly the same.

相差 xiāngchā
這對雙胞胎的個性相差很大。
这对双胞胎的个性相差很大。

These twins' personalities are very different.

春節時,許多海外僑胞回到家鄉探親。
春节时,许多海外侨胞回到家乡探亲。

During the Spring Festival, many overseas compatriots returned to their hometowns to visit relatives.

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