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The Chinese word shenghuo - 生活 - shēnghuó
(life in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shēnghuó
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English translations
life, to dwell in,
existence, to live, livelihood
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of shēnghuó are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 生活 ( shenghuo / shēnghuó ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Xu shifu shenghuo hen jianpu.
Xú shīfu shēnghuó hĕn jiănpŭ.– English translation: Master Xu lived a simple life.
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also: to live | alive
生活 ( shenghuo / shēnghuó ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 43)
生活 ( shenghuo / shēnghuó ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 43)
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