生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
生平
shēngpíng
one's life; lifetime
Characters in this word
平 píng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这本传记没有夸大他的成就，而是细致梳理了他的生平。 Zhè běn zhuànjì méiyǒu kuādà tā de chéngjiù, ér shì xìzhì shūlǐ le tā de shēngpíng. This biography does not exaggerate his achievements, but carefully traces his life.
- 这部纪录片详细介绍了科学家的生平。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn xiángxì jièshào le kēxuéjiā de shēngpíng. This documentary gives a detailed account of the scientist's life.
- 他把老教授的生平写成了一本厚厚的书。 Tā bǎ lǎo jiàoshòu de shēngpíng xiěchéngle yī běn hòuhòu de shū. He wrote the old professor's life story into a thick book.
Related words
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 医生 yīshēng doctor
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 出生 chūshēng to be born