生活
shēng huó
Pinyin

Definition

生活
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shēng huó
  1. life
  2. activity
  3. to live
  4. livelihood

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
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
活
huó
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 alive
  3. 3 living
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 workmanship

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...
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
  1. 1 to act recklessly (idiom)

Sample Sentences

晚上驴友们一起弹吉他、唱歌、聊天，体验淳朴的生活，独自旅行的朋友在这里可以告别孤独的滋味了。
wǎnshang lǘyǒu men yīqǐ dàn jítā 、chànggē 、liáotiān ，tǐyàn chúnpǔ de shēnghuó ，dúzì lǚxíng de péngyou zài zhèlǐ kěyǐ gàobié gūdú de zīwèi le 。
In the evening, backpackers play guitar, sing, chat, and experience a simple life. Friends who travel alone can say goodbye to loneliness.
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华侨，即生活在海外但具有中国国籍的人。
Huáqiáo ，jí shēnghuó zài hǎiwài dàn jùyǒu Zhōngguó guójí de rén 。
Overseas Chinese refers to people who live overseas but have Chinese nationalities.
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一起建起新生活
yīqǐ jiàn qǐ Xīn shēnghuó
We can build up a life together.
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不战而胜、不攻自破，所以后人发现他讲的不仅是用兵之道，还是谋略智慧，可以运用到生活工作中。
bùzhànérshèng 、bùgōngzìpò ，suǒyǐ hòurén fāxiàn tā jiǎng de bùjǐn shì yòngbīngzhīdào ，háishi móulu:è zhìhuì ，kěyǐ yùnyòng dào shēnghuó gōngzuò zhōng 。
If you do not fight, you will not break, people later found that his work wasn’t only suitable for the military, but also strategic wisdom, which can be applied to life and work.
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其实我也知道，只是还是不由自主地想要道歉。虽然我每天过着没有空调的生活，真的很憋闷。
qíshí wǒ yě zhīdào ，zhǐshì háishi bùyóuzìzhǔ de xiǎngyào dàoqiàn 。suīrán wǒ měitiān guò zhe méiyǒu kōngtiáo de shēnghuó ，zhēnde hěn biēmen 。
In fact, I also know that, just that I still apologize involuntarily. Although I have been without air conditioning every day and it’s really depressing.
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社畜生活不得不规律呀，现在好多商场的营业时间都延长了，你要是想看个夜场电影，我也奉陪！
shèchù shēnghuó bùdébù guīlǜ ya ，xiànzài hǎoduō shāngchǎng de yíngyèshíjiān dōu yáncháng le ，nǐ yàoshi xiǎng kàn ge yèchǎng diànyǐng ，wǒ yě fèngpéi ！
Discipline is a must for a corporate worker. Nowadays a lot of malls have extended hours. If you want to watch a late night movie I’ll be happy to accompany you!
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可是咱们的夜生活什么时候结束，完全取决于地铁何时停运呀。
kěshì zánmen de yèshēnghuó shénmeshíhou jiéshù ，wánquán qǔjuéyú dìtiě héshí tíngyùn ya 。
However our nightlife is restricted to the time at which the metro station closes.
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开始做主播之后，生活有什么影响或者改变吗？
kāishǐ zuò zhǔbō zhīhòu ，shēnghuó yǒu shénme yǐngxiǎng huòzhě gǎibiàn ma ？
Has your life been affected or changed since you started broadcasting?
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他就这样厚颜无耻地蒙混了许多年，和其他乐师领着一样优渥的薪水，过着不愁吃穿的生活。
tā jiù zhèyàng hòuyánwúchǐ de ménghùn le xǔduō nián ，hé qítā yuèshī lǐng zhe yīyàng yōuwò de xīnshuǐ ，guò zhe bùchóuchīchuān de shēnghuó 。
So he shamelessly deceived everyone like this for many years, receiving the same generous pay as the other musicians and living a comfortable life without having to worry about food or clothes.
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据悉，今年的“设计中国北京”在持续5天的展期中，来自12位知名设计师的作品，让人感受到耳目一新的视觉体验与生活灵感，
jùxī ，jīnnián de “shèjì Zhōngguó Běijīng ”zài chíxù tiān de zhǎnqī zhōng ，láizì wèi zhīmíng shèjìshī de zuòpǐn ，ràng rén gǎnshòu dào ěrmùyīxīn de shìjué tǐyàn yǔ shēnghuó línggǎn ，
According to sources, the “design China Beijing” exhibition this year lasted 5 days. the works of 12 well known designers left visitors with a new and refreshing experience and inspiration.
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