生 活 shēng huó life / activity / to live / livelihood 生 命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature / CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 人 生 rén shēng life (one's time on earth) 性 命 xìng mìng life 生 涯 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life 青 山 qīng shān green hills / (the good) life 生 平 shēng píng life (a person's whole life) / in one's entire life 活 命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living 日 子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life 生 物 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4] 一 生 all one's life / throughout one's life 生 意 shēng yì life force / vitality 人 事 rén shì personnel / human resources / human affairs / ways of the world / (euphemism) sexuality / the facts of life 牺 牲 xī shēng to sacrifice one's life / to sacrifice (sth valued) / beast slaughtered as a sacrifice 拼 命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it 新 生 xīn shēng new / newborn / emerging / nascent / rebirth / regeneration / new life / new student 生 死 shēng sǐ life or death 终 身 zhōng shēn lifelong / all one's life / marriage 各 界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles 致 命 zhì mìng fatal / mortal / deadly / to sacrifice one's life 寿 命 shòu mìng life span / life expectancy / lifetime (of a machine) 过 得 guò dé How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad 性 生 活 xìng shēng huó sex life 轨 道 guǐ dào track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital 今 生 jīn shēng this life 复 活 fù huó to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life / (religion) resurrection 生 机 shēng jī opportunity to live / to reprieve from death / life force / vitality 养 老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement 救 命 jiù mìng to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me! 终 生 zhōng shēng throughout one's life / lifetime / lifelong 生 活 方 式 shēng huó fāng shì way of life / lifestyle 日 月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood 后 天 the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori 年 月 nián yuè months and year / time / days of one's life 逼 真 bī zhēn lifelike / true to life / distinctly / clearly 生 前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life / while living 世 事 shì shì affairs of life / things of the world 身 世 shēn shì one's life experience / one's lot / one's past history 人 命 rén mìng human life / CL:條|条[tiao2] 有 期 徒 刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) 再 造 zài zào to give a new lease of life / to reconstruct / to reform / to rework / to recycle / to reproduce (copies, or offspring) / restoration / restructuring 平 生 píng shēng all one's life 下 辈 子 xià bèi zi the next life 过 日 子 guò rì zi to live one's life / to pass one's days / to get along 死 活 sǐ huó life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me 逃 生 táo shēng to flee for one's life 献 身 xiàn shēn to commit one's energy to / to devote oneself to / to sacrifice one's life for / (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to 永 生 yǒng shēng to live forever / eternal life / all one's life 浪 花 làng huā spray / ocean spray / spindrift / fig. happenings from one's life / CL:朵[duo3] 尘 世 chén shì this mortal life / the mundane world 危 及 wēi jí to endanger / to jeopardize / a danger (to life, national security etc) 各 界 人 士 gè jiè rén shì all walks of life 风 尘 fēng chén windblown dust / hardships of travel / vicissitudes of life / prostitution 养 活 yǎng huo to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth 丧 生 sàng shēng to die / to lose one's life 寿 险 shòu xiǎn life insurance / abbr. for 人壽保險|人寿保险 过 不 去 guò bu qù to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through 来 世 lái shì afterlife / next life 逃 命 táo mìng to escape / to flee / to run for one's life 来 生 lái shēng next life 享 乐 xiǎng lè to enjoy life / pleasures of life 一 生 一 世 yī shēng yī shì a whole lifetime (idiom) / all my life 今 世 jīn shì this life / this age 毕 生 bì shēng all one's life / lifetime 各 行 各 业 gè háng gè yè every trade / all professions / all walks of life 元 神 yuán shén primordial spirit / fundamental essence of life 水 灵 shuǐ líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous 夜 生 活 yè shēng huó night life 要 强 yào qiáng eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded 家 庭 生 活 jiā tíng shēng huó home life 栩 栩 如 生 xǔ xǔ rú shēng vivid and lifelike (idiom) / true to life / realistic 长 生 cháng shēng long life 写 实 xiě shí realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life 天 命 Tiān mìng Mandate of Heaven / destiny / fate / one's life span 半 死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb 生 命 科 学 shēng mìng kē xué life sciences 家 常 jiā cháng the daily life of a family 送 死 sòng sǐ to throw away one's life 丧 命 sàng mìng to lose one's life 闯 荡 chuǎng dàng to leave home to make one's way in the world / to leave the life one knows to seek success 保 质 期 bǎo zhì qī shelf life / expiration date 吃 喝 玩 乐 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure 起 居 qǐ jū everyday life / regular pattern of life 人 寿 保 险 rén shòu bǎo xiǎn life insurance 生 命 周 期 shēng mìng zhōu qī life cycle 画 图 huà tú to draw designs, maps etc / picture (e.g. of life in the city) 相 依 为 命 xiāng yī wéi mìng mutually dependent for life (idiom) / to rely upon one another for survival / interdependent 辈 子 bèi zi all one's life / lifetime 淡 泊 dàn bó living a simple life 前 生 qián shēng previous life / previous incarnation 死 去 活 来 sǐ qù huó lái to hover between life and death (idiom) / to suffer terribly / within an inch of one's life 复 生 fù shēng to be reborn / to recover / to come back to life / to regenerate 酸 甜 苦 辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life 保 命 bǎo mìng to save one's life / to survive 拼 死 pīn sǐ to go all out for sth at risk of one's life 失 足 shī zú to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life 没 命 méi mìng to lose one's life / to die / recklessly / desperately 扑 救 pū jiù firefighting / to extinguish a fire and save life and property / to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer) 誓 死 shì sǐ to pledge one's life 现 世 xiàn shì this life / to lose face / to be disgraced
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