生前
shēng qián
Pinyin

Definition

生前
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shēng qián
  1. (of a deceased) during one's life
  2. while living

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
qián
  1. 1 front
  2. 2 forward
  3. 3 ahead
  4. 4 first
  5. 5 top (followed by a number)
  6. 6 future
  7. 7 ago
  8. 8 before
  9. 9 BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. 10 former
  11. 11 formerly
nu:3 shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
shēng huó
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 activity
  3. 3 to live
  4. 4 livelihood
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
yī shēng
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 throughout one's life
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
jīn shēng
  1. 1 this life
lái shēng
  1. 1 next life
zài shēng
  1. 1 to be reborn
  2. 2 to regenerate
  3. 3 to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)
  4. 4 recycling
  5. 5 regeneration
chū shēng
  1. 1 to be born
qián shì
  1. 1 previous generations
  2. 2 previous incarnation (Buddhism)

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
  1. 1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 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
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
  1. 1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
  1. 1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
  2. 2 in a rut
  3. 3 at a standstill
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
  1. 1 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  2. 2 brave
  3. 3 willing to risk life and limb

Sample Sentences

爸爸生前人缘好,肯定有好多人想来送他最后一程。所以,我们在殡仪馆订了个大一点的厅。
bàba shēngqián rényuán hǎo ,kěndìng yǒu hǎo duō rén xiǎnglái sòng tā zuìhòu yī chéng 。suǒyǐ ,wǒmen zài bìnyíguǎn dìng le ge dà yīdiǎn de tīng 。
Dad had a big social network. There's sure to be a lot of people who'd like to send him off for the last time. So we booked quite a big room in the funeral parlor.
都买了,早上去菜场买了水果、纸钱、香、还有花,我昨天卤了爸生前最爱吃的牛腱,正在切呢,一会儿装好就可以走了,早去早回也好。
dōu mǎi le ,zǎoshang qù càichǎng mǎi le shuǐguǒ 、zhǐqián 、xiāng 、háiyǒu huā ,wǒ zuótiān lǔ le bà shēngqián zuìài chī de niújiàn ,zhèngzài qiē ne ,yīhuǐr zhuāng hǎo jiù kěyǐ zǒu le ,zǎo qù zǎo huí yě hǎo 。
Yes, I bought everything. I went to the market this morning to buy fruit, joss paper, incense and flowers. Yesterday I stewed a shank of beef just like dad used to like when he was alive. I'm cutting it right now. I'll pack it up and then we can go. The sooner we go the sooner we can come back.
其实遗体捐赠的器官也不是都能被采用的,你生前有传染病的话是不被接受的,另外捐赠的具体流程也非常复杂,如果近亲属之间意见不统一,登记机构是办不了捐献手续的。
qíshí yítǐ juānzèng de qìguān yě bù shì dōu néng bèi cǎiyòng de ,nǐ shēngqián yǒu chuánrǎnbìng dehuà shì bù bèi jiēshòu de ,lìngwài juānzèng de jùtǐliúchéng yě fēicháng fùzá ,rúguǒ jìnqīnshǔ zhījiān yìjiàn bù tǒngyī ,dēngjìjīgòu shì bàn bùliǎo juānxiàn shǒuxù de 。
Actually, the organs donated from the remains can't all be used. If you have an infectious disease during your lifetime, it won't be accepted. In addition, the actual process of donating remains is very complicated. If among close relatives there are different opinions, the registration organization can't perform the donation procedures.
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我代表人民检察院对被告陈瑶提起公诉,控告她于2008年8月12日杀害丈夫王冠伟。警方的侦讯和调查表明,除了死者和陈瑶,没有第三人在当日进入过寓所。而且死者生前和陈瑶的关系名存实亡,准备离婚,因此被告完全具备作案动机。
wǒ dàibiǎo rénmín jiǎncháyuàn duì bèigào Chén Yáo tíqǐ gōngsù ,kònggào tā yú èrlínglíngbānián bā yuè shí èr rì shāhài zhàngfu Wáng Guànwěi 。jǐngfāng de zhēnxùn hé diàochá biǎomíng ,chúle sǐzhě hé Chén Yáo ,méiyǒu dìsānrén zài dāngrì jìnrù guò yùsuǒ 。érqiě sǐzhě shēngqián hé Chén Yáo de guānxi míngcúnshíwáng ,zhǔnbèi líhūn ,yīncǐ bèigào wánquán jùbèi zuòàn dòngjī 。
On behalf of the People's Procuratorate, I am initiating legal proceedings against the defendant, Chen Yao. I accuse her of murdering her husband, Wang Junwei, on August 12, 2008. The police investigation shows that other than the deceased and Chen Yao, no one else entered the dwelling that day. Furthermore, the relationship between the deceased and Chen Yao existed only in name, and they were getting ready to divorce. Because of this, the defendant had a solid motive for the crime.