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Life (a person's whole life) in Chinese: 生平 (shēng píng)

shēng píng

life (a person's whole life)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1life (a person's whole life)
  2. 2in one's entire life

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平

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄆㄧㄥˊ

píng

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这本书讲述了他的生平。

    zhè běn shū jiǎng shù le tā de shēng píng。

    This book tells the story of his whole life.

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Related words

平

píng

flat

生

shēng

to be born

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

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

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