胞
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bāo · womb, placenta, fetal membrane

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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 胞

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bāoWords pronounced bāo
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Example sentences

Notice where 胞 sits in each complete thought.

Rén tǐ de zǔ zhī shì yóu xì bāo gòu chéng de.人体的组织是由细胞构成的。

Human tissue is made up of cells.

Source: Tatoeba #3567594 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège fángzi de zhǔ rén yǒu yí duì shuāng bāo tāi.这个房子的主人有一对双胞胎。

The owner of this house has two twins.

Source: Tatoeba #13071580 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men shì tóng bāo.我们是同胞。

We're fellow countrymen.

Source: Tatoeba #9952201 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn qiáo bù qǐ wǒ, rènwéi wǒ méi yǒu yōu mò xì bāo.她很瞧不起我,认为我没有幽默细胞。

She looks down on me for not having a sense of humor.

Source: Tatoeba #2047862 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè duì shuāng bāo tāi cháng dé yìmúyíyàng.这对双胞胎长得一模一样。

Those twins look like two peas in a pod.

Source: Tatoeba #2029400 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè liǎng gè shuāng bāo tāi xiōng dì cháng dé yìmúyíyàng.这两个双胞胎兄弟长得一模一样。

These twin brothers are as alike as two peas in a pod.

Source: Tatoeba #2453121 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 胞 in context

  1. Say bāo, then recall the core meaning: womb, placenta, fetal membrane.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 细胞 (xì bāo), meaning “cell”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 胞 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.