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Life or death in Chinese: 生死 (shēng sǐ)

shēng sǐ

life or death

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Definitions

  1. 1life or death

Stroke order

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死

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄙˇ

sǐ

ㄙ/ sˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 在生死关头，他救了我。

    zài shēng sǐ guān tóu， tā jiù le wǒ。

    At that life-or-death moment, he saved me.

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Related words

死

sǐ

to die

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

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

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