人生rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)

1. 1.

   life (one's time on earth)noun

• 人person; people
• 生(bound form) life; lifetime

人生 often follows a person plus 的, as in 我们的人生; 人生中 means "in one's life."

1. HSK 4

   人生很短。

   Rénshēng hěn duǎn.

   Life is short.

2. HSK 4

   这是我人生中最快乐的一天。

   Zhè shì wǒ rénshēng zhōng zuì kuàilè de yì tiān.

   This is the happiest day of my life.

3. HSK 4

   我们的人生都不一样。

   Wǒmen de rénshēng dōu bù yíyàng.

   Our lives are all different.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你爷爷今年多大了？

   Nǐ yéye jīnnián duō dà le?

   How old is your grandfather this year?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   九十岁了，他常说人生很短。

   Jiǔshí suì le, tā cháng shuō rénshēng hěn duǎn.

   He is ninety. He often says life is short.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   他现在身体好吗？

   Tā xiànzài shēntǐ hǎo ma?

   Is his health good now?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   很好，他每天早上都去跑步。

   Hěn hǎo, tā měi tiān zǎoshang dōu qù pǎobù.

   Very good. He goes running every morning.

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Related words

• 生活shēng huóto liveHSK 3
• 人rénperson; peopleHSK 1
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be bornHSK 4
• 一生yì shēngall one's life; throughout one's lifeHSK 4
• 人员rén yuánstaffHSK 4
• 生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings)HSK 4

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