生日
shēng rì
Pinyin

Definition

生日
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shēng rì
  1. birthday
  2. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
今日
jīn rì
  1. 1 today
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
女生
nǚ shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
学生
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild

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)
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
  1. 1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. casual acquaintance

Sample Sentences

生日
shēngrì
Birthday
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生日快乐！
shēngrìkuàilè ！
Happy birthday!
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你什么时候生日？
nǐ shénme shíhou shēngrì ？
When is your birthday?
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这篇报导说十二星座是错的，应该有十三个星座。正中，我们生日只差一天，我们不是射手座是蛇夫座。
zhè piān bàodǎo shuō shí èr xīngzuò shì cuò de ，yīnggāi yǒu shí sān gè xīngzuò 。Zhèngzhōng ，wǒmen shēngrì zhī chà yītiān ，wǒmen bùshì shèshǒuzuò shì shéfūzuò 。
This report says that the 12 signs of the zodiac are incorrect, and that there should be 13 signs. Zhengzhong, our birthdays are only one day apart, so we're not sagittarius, we're ophiuchus.
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为了看到朋友惊讶的模样，我们假装不记得他的生日，直到晚上才送上礼物。
wèile kàndào péngyou jīngyà de múyàng ，wǒmen jiǎzhuāng bù jìde tā de shēngrì ，zhídào wǎnshang cái sòng shàng lǐwù 。
In order to see the surprising look on our friend's face, we pretended to forget his birthday and did not give him a present until night.
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我老板今年送的生日惊喜，我很喜欢。他突然给了我一星期的有薪假，让我可以出去走走。
wǒ lǎobǎn jīnnián sòng de shēngrì jīngxǐ ，wǒ hěn xǐhuan 。tā tūrán gěi le wǒ yī xīngqī de yǒuxīnjià ，ràng wǒ kěyǐ chūqù zǒu zǒu 。
I really like the birthday surprise my boss gave me this year. He unexpectedly gave me a week of paid leave so that I could go out.
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当日，英国的标志性建筑之一——伦敦塔桥迎来125周岁生日。
dāngrì ，Yīngguó de biāozhìxìng jiànzhù zhīyī ——Lúndūn tǎqiáo yínglái zhōusuì shēngrì 。
On that day, one of UK's landmarks, the Tower Bridge, celebrated its 125th birthday.
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你的生日是什么时候？
nǐ de shēngrì shì shénme shíhou ？
When is your birthday?
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我的生日是一九八八年四月二日。
wǒ de shēngrì shì yījiǔbābā nián Sìyuè èr rì 。
My birthday is April 2nd, 1988.
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我的生日是一九八八年四月二号。
wǒ de shēngrì shì yījiǔbābā nián Sìyuè èrhào 。
My birthday is April 2nd, 1988.
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