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生活

shēng huó · sheng huo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2 Old HSK 4

Meaning

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to live
life
livelihood

Usage

生活 can describe life as a whole, everyday life, or the act of living somewhere.

In a sentence

2 examples

生(shēng)活(huó)支(zhī)出(chū)急(jí)剧(jù)上(shàng)涨(zhǎng)。

Living costs have increased rapidly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by murr · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

无(wú)论(lùn)我(wǒ)们(men)是(shì)否(fǒu)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)，它(tā)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)中(zhōng)始(shǐ)终(zhōng)起(qǐ)着(zhe)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)作(zuò)用(yòng)。

Computers are certainly playing an important role in our life, whether we like it or not.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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生

shēng

to be born; to give birth

活

huó

to live; alive

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