哺 (bǔ): to feed, to eat, evening meal
哺 (bǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “to feed.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 甫 (phonetic). It ranks #2637 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 哺 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to feed
- to eat
- evening meal
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哺乳动物 | bǔ rǔ dòng wù | mammal |
| 哺乳 | bǔ rǔ | breastfeeding |
| 哺育 | bǔ yù | to feed |
| 哺乳类 | bǔ rǔ lèi | mammals |
| 哺乳期 | bǔ rǔ qī | breastfeeding period |
| 嗷嗷待哺 | áo áo dài bǔ | cry piteously for food |
| 反哺 | fǎn bǔ | to support one's parents in their old age |
| 哺乳类动物 | bǔ rǔ lèi dòng wù | mammals |
| 哺母乳 | bǔ mǔ rǔ | breastfeeding |
| 辍食吐哺 | chuò shí tǔ bǔ | to stop eating and spit out |
| 哺养 | bǔ yǎng | feed |
| 喂哺 | wèi bǔ | to feed (a baby) |
| 哺乳纲 | bǔ rǔ gāng | Mammalia, the class of mammals |
| 乳哺 | rǔ bǔ | (literary) to feed an infant breast milk |
哺 appears in 14 compound words: 64 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 哺 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
他哺才很好,能言善辩,是个出色的律师。
tā bǔ cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .
He is highly intelligent and eloquent, an outstanding lawyer.
...一边做dna的准确率高吗?无创产前检测受哺乳影响大吗
. . . yī biān zuò d n a de zhǔn què lǜ gāo ma ? wú chuàng chǎn qián jiǎn cè shòu bǔ rǔ yǐng xiǎng dà ma
... Is the accuracy of DNA on the other hand high? Is non-invasive prenatal testing greatly affected by breastfeeding?
...边喂奶一边做dna的准确率受药物影响吗?哺乳期用药需提前告知吗
. . . biān wéi nǎi yī biān zuò d n a de zhǔn què lǜ shòu yào wù yǐng xiǎng ma ? bǔ rǔ qī yòng yào xū tí qián gào zhī ma
... Is the accuracy of DNA done while breastfeeding affected by drugs? Do I need to inform in advance about lactation medication?
孕妇一边喂奶一边做dna检查有影响吗?哺乳不会改变自身基因序列吗
yùn fù yī biān wéi nǎi yī biān zuò d n a jiǎn chá yǒu yǐng xiǎng ma ? bǔ rǔ bù huì gǎi biàn zì shēn jī yīn xù liè ma
Does it make a difference for pregnant women to do DNA tests while breastfeeding? Doesn't breastfeeding change its own gene sequence?
避孕药什么时候吃有效?哺乳期选择哪种避孕药更安全
bì yùn yào shén má shí hòu chī yǒu xiào ? bǔ rǔ qī xuǎn zé nǎ zhǒng bì yùn yào gēng ān quán
When are birth control pills effective? Which birth control pill is safer to choose while breastfeeding
孕期喝了酒对宝宝有没有影响?哺乳期喝酒也会伤害宝宝吗
yùn qī hē le jiǔ duì bǎo bǎo yǒu méi yǒu yǐng xiǎng ? bǔ rǔ qī hē jiǔ yě huì shāng hài bǎo bǎo ma
Does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect the baby? Can drinking alcohol while breastfeeding also harm your baby?
海豚是一种哺乳动物。
Hǎitún shì yīzhǒng bǔrǔdòngwù.
A dolphin is a kind of mammal.
鲸是被公认为最大的哺乳动物。
Jīng shì bèi gōngrèn wèi zuì dà de bǔrǔdòngwù.
The whale is well known to be the largest mammal.
非洲地松鼠互帮互助,对其他哺乳动物没有攻击性。
Fēizhōu de sōngshǔ hù bāng hùzhù, duì qítā bǔrǔdòngwù méiyǒu gōngjī xìng.
The African ground squirrels collaborate and are not aggressive to other mammals.
奶酪是由母牛、山羊、绵羊或其它哺乳动物的奶被加工制造的坚硬的食物。
Nǎilào shì yóu mǔ niú, shānyáng, miányáng huò qítā bǔrǔdòngwù de nǎi bèi jiāgōng zhìzào de jiānyìng de shíwù.
Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals.
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