人生

rén shēng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

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1. life (one's time on earth)

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 生活 shēng huó 生活 shēng huó to live 人生 refers to the span and experience of a person's life, while 生活 refers to daily life or livelihood.: to live
• 生命 shēng mìng 生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) 生命 means life as a biological phenomenon, while 人生 refers to human life experience.: life (as the characteristic of living beings)

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Collocations

人生 often pairs with 经历 (experience), 道路 (path), or 观 (philosophy) in set phrases.

Example Sentences

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人生 的酸甜苦辣都要尝一尝。

One should taste all the joys and sorrows of life.

人生 充满了悲欢离合。

Life is full of joys and sorrows, partings and reunions.

人生 很短暂，我们应该珍惜时间。

Life is short, so we should cherish time.

结婚是 人生 中的大事。

Getting married is a major event in life.

青春期是 人生 的重要阶段。

Adolescence is an important stage of life.

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Words Containing 人生

• 人生一世，草木一春 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 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 人生地不熟 rén shēng dì bù shú: to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)
• 人生如梦 人生如梦 rén shēng rú mèng: life is but a dream (idiom)
• 人生如朝露 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 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 人生盛衰 rén shēng shèng shuāi: life has its ups and downs (idiom)
• 人生短暂，学术无涯 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 人生路不熟 rén shēng lù bù shú: everything is unfamiliar

Child Words of 人生

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 生 生 shēng: to be born