生
命

Life (as the characteristic of living beings) in Chinese: 生命 (shēng mìng)

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2living being; creature

Stroke order

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生
命

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄇㄧㄥˋ

mìng

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我爱生命。

    wǒ ài shēng mìng。

    I love life.

  • 这就是生命。

    zhè jiù shì shēng mìng。

    This is the life.

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Related words

生

shēng

to be born

命

mìng

life

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

产生

chǎn shēng

to arise

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