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
生前
shēngqián
during one's lifetime; before one's death
Characters in this word
前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
Example phrases
- 他生前反复叮嘱家人，不要把葬礼办得过于铺张。 Tā shēngqián fǎnfù dīngzhǔ jiārén, bú yào bǎ zànglǐ bàn de guòyú pūzhāng. Before his death, he repeatedly told his family not to make the funeral too extravagant.
- 奶奶生前最爱在院子里种花。 Nǎinai shēngqián zuì ài zài yuànzi lǐ zhòng huā. When grandma was alive, she loved planting flowers in the courtyard most of all.
- 这处故居保存着作家生前用过的物品。 Zhè chù gùjū bǎocúnzhe zuòjiā shēngqián yòngguò de wùpǐn. The former residence preserves objects the writer used during his lifetime.
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