The coronavirus and pregnancy 冠状病毒还有怀孕

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全球 the whole world quánqiú

冠状病毒 coronavirus guānzhuàngbìngdú note: 冠 is a 多音字 (more than one tone character) and in this case, is not pronounced guàn, despite what most people will incorrectly say, including the host.

症状 symptom zhèngzhuàng

发热 fever fārè

乏力 fatigue (literal and abstract) fálì

呼吸困难 difficulty breathing hūxī kùnnan

处理 deal with chǔlǐ

口罩 mask kǒuzhào

出示 show/produce (of id, ticket etc.) chūshì

测量 measure cèliáng

体温 body temperature tǐwēn

健康安全码 health code jiànkāng'ānquánmǎ

武汉 Wuhan (capital of Hubei Province) wǔhàn

询问 inquire xúnwèn

接触 come into contact with jiēchù

自动 automatic zìdòng

新闻 news xīnwén

采访 to interview cǎifǎng

怀孕 pregnant huáiyùn

基本上 by and large jīběnshang

器官 organ qìguān

发育 growth/development (of a living thing) fāyù

牙齿 teeth yáchǐ

出生 be born chūshēng

机器 machine jīqì

专门 specifically for (something/someone) zhuānmén

心跳 heartbeat xīntiào

描述 description/describe miáoshù

算 count eg. counts as rude etc. suàn

同房 sexual intercourse tóngfáng note: this is a euphamism for sex derived from its literal meaning of 'to share a room'

做爱 sex zuò'ài (more colloquial way of saying sex)

精子 sperm jīngzǐ (remember that 'mirror' is pronounced jìngzi so be careful!)

卵子 ovum luǎnzǐ

结合 combine jiéhé

细胞 cell xìbāo

进入 enter jìnrù

子宫 uterus/womb zǐgōng

胚胎 embryo pēitāi

胎儿 foetus tāi'ér

阶段 stage, phase jiēduàn

月经 menstruation, period yuèjīng

推迟 delay, postpone tuīchí

刚开始 at the beginning gāngkāishǐ

过程 process guòchéng

测试 test (noun and a verb) cèshì here she tested whether or not she was pregnant

意外 accident, unexpected yìwài

发抖 tremble, shake fādǒu

反应 reaction fǎnyìng

打掉 have an abortion, destroy dǎdiào

吐 to vomit tù note: 吐 is also a 多音字. When pronounced tǔ, it means to spit.

条纹 stripe, streak tiáowén

存在 exist cúnzài