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出生

chū shēng · chu sheng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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我(wǒ)在(zài)一(yī)九(jiǔ)七(qī)二(èr)年(nián)十(shí)月(yuè)十(shí)日(rì)出(chū)生(shēng)。

I was born on October 10, 1972.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

从(cóng)出(chū)生(shēng)的(de)一(yí)刻(kè)开(kāi)始(shǐ)，我(wǒ)们(men)就(jiù)在(zài)步(bù)向(xiàng)死(sǐ)亡(wáng)。

As soon as man is born, he begins to die.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur

to be born; to give birth

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