Chinese Traditional: 生命
Chinese Simplified: 生命
Pinyin: sheng1 ming4
Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
English Meaning: life, being, living
Classifier: (ge5)

Example Sentences:

那場戰爭奪去了他寶貴的生命。
那场战争夺去了他宝贵的生命。
na4 chang3 zhan4 zheng1 duo2 qu4 le5 ta1 bao3 gui4 de5 sheng1 ming4.
That war has taken away his precious life.
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生命會自己找到出路。
生命会自己找到出路。
sheng1 ming4 hui4 zi4 ji3 zhao3 dao4 chu1 lu4.
Life will find a way.
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那是我生命中最美好的一天。
那是我生命中最美好的一天。
na4 shi4 wo3 sheng1 ming4 zhong1 zui4 mei3 hao3 de5 yi4 tian1.
That was the best day of my life.
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他的傷勢會危及生命。
他的伤势会危及生命。
ta1 de5 shang1 shi4 hui4 wei2 ji2 sheng1 ming4.
His injuries were life-threatening.
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他冒著自己的生命危險去救她。
他冒着自己的生命危险去救她。
ta1 mao4 zhe5 zi4 ji3 de5 sheng1 ming4 wei2 xian3 qu4 jiu4 ta1.
He saved her at the risk of his life.
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他為拯救兩個朋友而犧牲生命。
他为拯救两个朋友而牺牲生命。
ta1 wei4 zheng3 jiu4 liang3 ge5 peng2 you3 er2 xi1 sheng1 sheng1 ming4.
He had died saving two of his friends.
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她曾是我生命中一個很重要的人。
她曾是我生命中一个很重要的人。
ta1 ceng2 shi4 wo3 sheng1 ming4 zhong1 yi2 ge5 hen3 zhong4 yao4 de5 ren2.
She was an important person in my life.
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Related Words:

 

shēng

1. to be born 2. to give birth 3. raw, uncooked 4. to get (angry) 5. to be alive 6. to grow, to produce 7. student, pupil 8. life, living, livelihood 9. personnel of certain professions 10. strange, unfamiliar

Here: life, living, livelihood

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mìng

1. life 2. fate 3. to order, to command 4. to assign (a name or title) 5. order, command, instruction

Here: life

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