生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings)
生命 (shēng mìng) means "life (as the characteristic of living beings)." It combines 生 (life) and 命 (life). It appears in 生命很重要。 (Life is important.) and 我们要爱生命。 (We should love life.) In the dialogue, when A asks what a book is about, B replies 写的是生命。 (It's about life.)
What does 生命 mean?
- 1.
life (as the characteristic of living beings)noun
What do the characters in 生命 mean?
- 生life
- 命life
How do you use 生命?
See it in 生命很重要 and 爱生命
What are some examples of 生命 in a sentence?
How is 生命 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
这本书写的是什么?
Zhè běn shū xiě de shì shénme?
What is this book about?
- Speaker B:
写的是生命。
Xiě de shì shēngmìng.
It's about life.
- Speaker A:
有意思吗?
Yǒuyìsi ma?
Is it interesting?
- Speaker B:
很有意思,我想再看一次。
Hěn yǒuyìsi, wǒ xiǎng zài kàn yí cì.
Very interesting. I want to read it again.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.