English–Chinese
“be pregnant” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuái yùn
Example
她现在怀孕五个月了。tā xiàn zài huái yùn wǔ gè yuè le
She is five months pregnant now.
How to say “be pregnant” in Chinese
“Be pregnant” in Chinese is 怀孕 (huái yùn).
A developing fetus held inside the womb, with attention to both the change into pregnancy and the continuing condition.
Example sentences with 怀孕
上次检查后她才发现自己怀孕了。shàng cì jiǎn chá hòu tā cái fā xiàn zì jǐ huái yùn le
After her last checkup, she found out that she was pregnant.
Tips for using 怀孕
- With 怀孕 (huáiyùn, "be pregnant"), a duration phrase followed by sentence-final 了 (le, "current-state marker") shows that the period reaches the present rather than that the condition has ended.