胎
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tāi · embryo, fetus

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #6282
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 胎

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tāiWords pronounced tāi
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Example sentences

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Nǐ de lún tāi bào le yí gè.你的轮胎爆了一个。

One of your tires is flat.

Source: Tatoeba #8463684 · 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
Tāi pán de juésè shì zī yǎng tāi ér.胎盘的角色是滋养胎儿。

The role of the placenta is to nourish the foetus.

Source: Tatoeba #8899420 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǒu gè lún tāi biě le.我有个轮胎瘪了。

One of my tires is flat.

Source: Tatoeba #9955915 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zì xíng chē yǒu liǎng gè lún tāi.自行车有两个轮胎。

Bicycles have two wheels.

Source: Tatoeba #8902705 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dé tuī wǒ de zì xíng chē, yīn wèi yǒu gè lún tāi lòu qì le.我得推我的自行车,因为有个轮胎漏气了。

I have to push my bike because one of the tyres is flat.

Source: Tatoeba #380716 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 胎 in context

  1. Say tāi, then recall the core meaning: embryo, fetus.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 轮胎 (lún tāi), meaning “tire”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 胎 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.