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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

阵痛 [zhèntòng]
  1. 1. [medicine] labour pains; throes (of childbirth)
  2. 2. [medicine] growing pains; problems and discomfort caused by social dislocation as a result of rapid change

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

阵痛 [zhèntòng]
  1. 1. 时断时续的疼痛;特指分娩时由于子宫的收缩而引起的一阵一阵的疼痛。
  2. 2. 比喻新事物诞生前的暂时困难
    经历体制改革的阵痛

Examples

她就要分娩了,剧烈的阵痛让她不住地在床上翻滚。 翻滚
经历体制改革的阵痛 阵痛
the throes of childbirth
分娩的阵痛 throe

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