Definition

1. Verb:

   • To give birth, to bear children: The primary meaning refers to the biological process of a woman delivering a baby or having offspring.
   • To procreate, to reproduce: Refers to the act of producing offspring in a general sense.

2. Noun:

   • Childbirth, parturition: The event or process of giving birth.
   • Reproduction, procreation: The broader concept of producing offspring.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Người phụ nữ đó đã sinh đẻ ba người con. (That woman has given birth to three children.)
  • Động vật cũng sinh đẻ để duy trì nòi giống. (Animals also reproduce to maintain their species.)

• Noun:

  • Quá trình sinh đẻ diễn ra tại bệnh viện. (The childbirth process took place at the hospital.)
  • Sinh đẻ là một hiện tượng tự nhiên. (Reproduction is a natural phenomenon.)

Advanced Usage

• "sinh đẻ có kế hoạch": Planned parenthood / family planning.

  • Chính sách sinh đẻ có kế hoạch giúp nâng cao chất lượng cuộc sống. (The family planning policy helps improve the quality of life.)

• "kế hoạch hóa sinh đẻ": Birth control planning / regulation of births.

  • Chương trình kế hoạch hóa sinh đẻ được triển khai rộng rãi. (The birth control planning program is widely implemented.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sinh (v): To give birth, to be born. Often used interchangeably with "sinh đẻ" but can be more general (e.g., - born in 1990).
• Sản (n/adj): Related to childbirth (e.g., - a woman in childbirth, - obstetrics department).
• Đẻ (v): To lay (eggs), to give birth (colloquial, often for animals, or used informally for humans).

Synonyms

• Sinh nở (v/n): To give birth, childbirth. Very close in meaning, often used in formal or medical contexts.
• Sinh con (v): To bear a child. A more specific and common phrase.
• Hạ sinh (v): To give birth (formal, literary).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Khả năng sinh đẻ: Fertility, reproductive capacity.

  • Khả năng sinh đẻ của cô ấy rất tốt. (Her fertility is very good.)

• Độ tuổi sinh đẻ: Childbearing age.

  • Phụ nữ trong độ tuổi sinh đẻ cần được chăm sóc sức khỏe. (Women of childbearing age need healthcare.)

Related Idioms

• "Đẻ dễ" / "Sinh đẻ dễ dàng": To have an easy childbirth.
  • Cô ấy sinh đẻ dễ dàng nên sức khỏe hồi phục nhanh. (She had an easy childbirth so her health recovered quickly.) (Note: This is more of a common phrase than a fixed idiom.)

1. Bear children
   • Sinh đẻ có kế hoạch
     Family planning, birth control