<p>流产 means "to have a miscarriage, to have an abortion". The former in case it happened as a natural process, the latter in case it was enforced.</p>

<p>So you can translate 母牛流产了 means "the cow had a miscarriage". </p>

<p>To cast means "To give birth prematurely" in this context, so the translation is incorrect.</p>

<p>This definitely is not something you need to know for HSK 1 (even for the old exam).</p>

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To add, 'to give birth prematurely' is 早产 in Chinese
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BertR
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  <p>"母牛流产了" is equals to "The mother cow abortion",</p>
</blockquote>

<p>which you will probably never use this sentence in daily life, except you are working in a farm.</p>

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Leon Tian
<p>I guess this is a constructed case to test if you can differentiate the consonants m,n,l. It's not used in everyday life unless you work on a farm</p>

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<p>I'm reviewing the HSK1-limited-part1 flash card deck on Anki, and I keep coming accross this one flash card. On the front, it says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>母牛流产了</p>
</blockquote>

<p>and for the definition,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The cow cast her calf</p>
</blockquote>

<p>What does this mean (in Chinese OR English?) How is this used?</p>

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Strange. similar: 公猪配种吗? 牝马下崽哦.  I bet you will never say this in your life.
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"母牛流产了“ － "The cow cast her calf"? HSK Anki flash cards
# "母牛流产了“ － "The cow cast her calf"? HSK Anki flash cards

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-08-10)

I'm reviewing the HSK1-limited-part1 flash card deck on Anki, and I keep coming accross this one flash card. On the front, it says

> 母牛流产了

and for the definition,

> The cow cast her calf

What does this mean (in Chinese OR English?) How is this used?

**Tags:** meaning, vocabulary, usage, phrase

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Strange. similar: 公猪配种吗? 牝马下崽哦.  I bet you will never say this in your life.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2012-08-10. Score: 4

流产 means "to have a miscarriage, to have an abortion". The former in case it happened as a natural process, the latter in case it was enforced.

So you can translate 母牛流产了 means "the cow had a miscarriage".

To cast means "To give birth prematurely" in this context, so the translation is incorrect.

This definitely is not something you need to know for HSK 1 (even for the old exam).

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: To add, 'to give birth prematurely' is 早产 in Chinese  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-12-07. Score: 1

> "母牛流产了" is equals to "The mother cow abortion",

which you will probably never use this sentence in daily life, except you are working in a farm.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2018-12-07. Score: 0

I guess this is a constructed case to test if you can differentiate the consonants m,n,l. It's not used in everyday life unless you work on a farm


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