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生命
shēngmìng
1. life
2. living
3. biological
4. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶
命
mìng
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (14)

无生命
wúshēngmìng
inert
生命力
shēngmìnglì
vitality
生命线
shēngmìngxiàn
lifeline
生命吠陀
shēngmìngfèituó
Ayurveda (ancient Indian system and health care philosophy)
生命征象
shēngmìngzhēngxiàng
vital signs
生命科学
shēngmìngkēxué
life sciences
生命迹象
shēngmìngjìxiàng
sign of life
生命周期
shēngmìngzhōuqī
life cycle
冒生命危险
màoshēngmìngwēixiǎn
to risk one's life
生命多样性
shēngmìngduōyàngxìng
biodiversity
冒着生命危险
màozheshēngmìngwēixiǎn
at the risk of one's life
生命在于运动
shēngmìngzàiyúyùndòng
life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations)
寒武纪生命大爆发
Hánwǔjìshēngmìngdàbàofā
the Cambrian explosion
生命不息,战斗不止
shēngmìngbùxī,zhàndòubùzhǐ
while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last

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