Chinese word dictionary

生命

shēngmìng · life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2])

Word information

Simplified生命
Traditional生命
Pinyinshēngmìng
Part of speech
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.04

How to learn 生命

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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