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Life (one's time on earth) in Chinese: 人生 (rén shēng)

rén shēng

life (one's time on earth)

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1life (one's time on earth)

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生

Zhuyin

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ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 那就是人生

    nà jiù shì rén shēng

    Such is life!

  • 人生良苦。

    rén shēng liáng kǔ。

    Life is very hard.

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Related words

人

rén

person

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

别人

bié ren

other people

客人

kè rén

visitor

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

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