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人生

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rén shēng

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Definitions

  1. 1. life (one's time on earth)

Example Sentences

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人生 會繼續。
Source: Tatoeba.org
人生 如夢,夢也還是夢。
Source: Tatoeba.org
人生 苦短。
Source: Tatoeba.org

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Words Containing 人生

人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn

Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng

it's a small world (idiom)

人生地不熟
rén shēng dì bù shú

to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)

人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng

life is but a dream (idiom)

人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi

life has its ups and downs (idiom)

人生短暂,学术无涯
rén shēng duǎn zàn , xué shù wú yá

Life is short, learning is limitless

人生路不熟
rén shēng lù bù shú

everything is unfamiliar

Child Words of 人生

人
rén

person; people

生
shēng

to be born

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