生
意

Life force in Chinese: 生意 (shēng yì)

shēng yì

life force

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1life force
  2. 2vitality

Stroke order

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意

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他家的生意越做越大。

    tā jiā de shēng yì yuè zuò yuè dà。

    His family's business is getting bigger and bigger.

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Related words

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

意思

yì si

idea

满意

mǎn yì

satisfied

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

同意

tóng yì

to agree

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

注意

zhù yì

to take note of

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