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
- 又yòu — and
- 又yòu — and
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
- ⺼ — meat
- 包bāo — wrap
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
胎 tāi · embryo
What 胎 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 台tái — platform
- 厶sī — private
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
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.