出生chū shēngto be born

1. 1.

   to be bornverb

• 出to go out; to come out
• 生to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born

To say when or where someone was born, 出生 often goes in the 是……出生的 pattern; it takes no object.

1. HSK 4

   我是二零零零年在这个城市出生的。

   Wǒ shì èr líng líng líng nián zài zhège chéngshì chūshēng de.

   I was born in this city in 2000.

2. HSK 4

   她的孩子上个月出生了。

   Tā de háizi shàng ge yuè chūshēng le.

   Her baby was born last month.

3. HSK 4

   你是一九九零年出生的吗？

   Nǐ shì yī jiǔ jiǔ líng nián chūshēng de ma?

   Were you born in 1990?

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你小时候住在哪儿？

   Nǐ xiǎoshíhou zhù zài nǎr?

   Where did you live as a child?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我二零零零年出生在一个小城，十岁才来北京。

   Wǒ èr líng líng líng nián chūshēng zài yí ge xiǎo chéng, shí suì cái lái Běijīng.

   I was born in a small town in 2000 and only came to Beijing at ten.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那你还常回去吗？

   Nà nǐ hái cháng huíqù ma?

   So do you still go back often?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   每年春节都回去看爷爷奶奶。

   Měi nián Chūnjié dōu huíqù kàn yéye nǎinai.

   I go back every Spring Festival to see my grandparents.

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Related words

• 出发chū fāto set off; to start (on a journey)HSK 3
• 发生fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to ariseHSK 3
• 生气shēng qìto get angry; to be furiousHSK 3
• 生活shēng huóto liveHSK 3
• 女生nǚ shēngschoolgirlHSK 3
• 产生chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come aboutHSK 4

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