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
生死
shēngsǐ
life and death
Characters in this word
死 sǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 歹 — corpse
- Made of
- 歹 corpse 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在矿难救援中，每一分钟都关系到被困人员的生死。 Zài kuàngnàn jiùyuán zhōng, měi yì fēnzhōng dōu guānxi dào bèikùn rényuán de shēngsǐ. In the mine-disaster rescue, every minute was connected with the life and death of the trapped workers.
- 医生们经历了一场生死攸关的大手术。 Yīshēngmen jīnglì le yì chǎng shēngsǐ yōuguān de dà shǒushù. The doctors went through a major operation that was a matter of life and death.
- 他们在山里迷路，经历了生死考验。 Tāmen zài shān lǐ mílù, jīnglì le shēngsǐ kǎoyàn. They got lost in the mountains and went through a test of life and death.
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