Chinese

生命

shēngmìng
life (characteristic of living beings, state of being alive) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 條／条 m c)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
    • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
    • ideaChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese命 “life; existence; state of living (Classifier: 條／条 m c)”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • soundChinese令 “to order; to command”
      • ideaChinese亼 “mouth”
        • ideaChinese入 “to enter; to go into”
      • ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”

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