生育 shēngyù to give birth to
to give birth to; to bear; fertility
How to remember 生育: 生 life + 育 nurture = to give birth to.
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How it is used
- To bear children; reproduction - 生育孩子 (shēngyù háizi) to bear children; 计划生育 (jìhuà shēngyù) family planning.
- Formal/official register for childbearing and fertility policy; 生育率 (birth rate), 生育能力 (fertility).
- Broader than 生 (shēng, to give birth); 生育 covers the whole capacity to bear and raise offspring.