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双胞胎
Old HSK 6

双胞胎 (shuāngbāotāi) · twins

双胞胎 (shuāngbāotāi) means “twins”. It is written with 3 characters: 双 (pair) + 胞 (womb) + 胎 (embryo). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 双胞胎 is built

The characters

双 shuāng · pair

What 双 is made of

Origin hint: Two hands 又 side-by-side (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

胞 bāo · womb

What 胞 is made of

胎 tāi · embryo

What 胎 is made of

Example sentences

她生了一对双胞胎。Tā shēng le yī duì 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.

Questions about 双胞胎

What does 双胞胎 mean?

双胞胎 (shuāngbāotāi) means “twins”.

How do you pronounce 双胞胎?

双胞胎 is pronounced shuāngbāotāi.

Which HSK level is 双胞胎?

双胞胎 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 双胞胎 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 171: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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