更生
gēng shēng
Pinyin
Definition
更生
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- resurrection
- rebirth
- reinvigorated
- rejuvenated
- a new lease of life
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 life (one's time on earth)
- 1 to change or replace
- 2 to experience
- 3 one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
- 4 watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- 1 to replace the old with new
- 2 to renew
- 3 to renovate
- 4 to upgrade
- 5 to update
- 6 to regenerate
- 1 to be born
- 2 to give birth
- 3 life
- 4 to grow
- 5 raw
- 6 uncooked
- 7 student
Idioms (20)
一回生二回熟
- 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
- 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
- 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
- 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
- 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
- 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
九死一生
- 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 2 new lease of life
Sample Sentences
用人不疑，疑人不用。很好！恭喜你，回答正确。梦瑶，你离胜利只差一步之遥了。不过接下来你只能自力更生了。有信心吗？
'If you use a person, don't doubt them. If you doubt a person, don't use them'. Very good! You've answered correctly. Mengyao, you're only one step away from victory. Coming up however, you'll only be able to rely on yourself. Are you confident?
你们别耍赖不认账啊！多难得的一副牌啊，而且不是靠你们放炮，是我自力更生，老天爷注定了让我赢的！再说你们谁也没说是打十三张啊！