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孕育

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to be pregnant
  • to produce offspring
  • to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc)
  • fig. replete with (culture etc)

Definition

怀胎生育；比喻在原有事物中酝酿、生长出新事物。

To be pregnant and give birth; figuratively, to breed or gestate new things within existing ones.

Usage

常用于抽象事物，如培养、酝酿、产生新的思想、文化、生命等。

Often used for abstract things, such as nurturing, brewing, or producing new ideas, cultures, life, etc.

Examples

  • 1 大地孕育了万物。 (The earth gives birth to all things.)
  • 2 这片土地孕育了灿烂的文明。 (This land nurtured a brilliant civilization.)
  • 3 多年的努力孕育了成功的果实。 (Years of effort bore the fruit of success.)
  • 4 春天孕育着新的希望。 (Spring breeds new hope.)
  • 5 她的心中孕育着一个伟大的计划。 (A great plan was germinating in her heart.)

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