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人生
rénshēng
1. life (one's time on earth)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1 2 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶

Compound Words (8)

人生如梦
rénshēngrúmèng
life is but a dream (idiom)
人生朝露
rénshēngzhāolù
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rénshēngshèngshuāi
life has its ups and downs (idiom)
人生如朝露
rénshēngrúzhāolù
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生路不熟
rénshēnglùbùshú
everything is unfamiliar
人生何处不相逢
rénshēnghéchùbùxiāngféng
it's a small world (idiom)
人生一世,草木一春
rénshēngyīshì,cǎomùyīchūn
Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生短暂,学术无涯
rénshēngduǎnzàn,xuéshùwúyá
Life is short, learning is limitless

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