生命(shēng mìng)

HSK 42 characters

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 生命 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我爱我的生命

    wǒ ài wǒ de shēng mìng

    I love my life.

  • 水是生命的源泉。

    shuǐ shì shēng mìng de yuán quán

    Life cannot exist without water.

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