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(rén shēng) - life, human life in Mandarin

rénshēng

Traditional: 人生

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Translation

life, human life

Word origin

人生 (rén shēng) combines 人 (rén), 'person', with 生 (shēng), 'to be born' or 'life', the latter a pictograph of a sprouting plant. The compound means 'human life' or 'one's life'.

Origin
compound
Root
人 (rén, person) + 生 (shēng, life)

Stroke order

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Examples

Life has many changes.

Her life is full of challenges.

Enjoy your life.

Life is full of choices.

She wrote a book about life.

人生 (rén shēng) means life, human life. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 17.