生命
shēng mìngㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: SINH MỆNH
Traditional: 生命
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(noun)
life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature
Measure words: 个、条
Examples
生命是最宝贵的。
shēng mìng shì zuì bǎo guì de.
Life is the most precious thing.
医生救了他的生命。
yī shēng jiù le tā de shēng mìng.
The doctor saved his life.
没有水就没有生命。
méi yǒu shuǐ jiù méi yǒu shēng mìng.
Without water there is no life.
Easily confused
- 生活 — 生命 is life as being alive; 生活 is daily life, way of living.
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Stroke order
SINH · 5 strokes
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
MỆNH · 8 strokes
life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
Related words
- 先生 xiān sheng — teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor
- 学生 xué sheng — student; schoolchild
- 医生 yī shēng — doctor
- 生日 shēng rì — birthday
- 生病 shēng bìng — to fall ill
- 生气 shēng qì — to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness
- 生活 shēng huó — to live; life; livelihood
- 发生 fā shēng — to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out