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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
後天 hòutiān	後天 \| 後天* \| *後天	the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori	后天 HSK 1


生 shēng	生 \| 生* \| *生	to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student	HSK 2


難過 nánguò	難過 \| 難過* \| *難過	to feel sad / to feel unwell / (of life) to be difficult	难过 HSK 2


生活 shēnghuó	生活 \| 生活* \| *生活	to live / life / livelihood	HSK 2


一生 yīshēng	一生 \| 一生* \| *一生	all one's life; throughout one's life	HSK 2


日子 rìzi	日子 \| 日子* \| *日子	day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life	HSK 2


生命 shēngmìng	生命 \| 生命* \| *生命	life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being; creature (CL:個｜个,條｜条)	HSK 3


時代 shídài	時代 \| 時代* \| *時代	age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) / CL: 個｜个	时代 HSK 3


人生 rénshēng	人生 \| 人生* \| *人生	life (one's time on earth)	HSK 3


品質 pǐnzhì	品質 \| 品質* \| *品質	character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)	品质 HSK 4


當年 dāngnián	當年 \| 當年* \| *當年	in those days; back then; in those years / to be in the prime of life	当年 HSK 5


終身 zhōngshēn	終身 \| 終身* \| *終身	lifelong / all one's life / marriage	终身 HSK 5


軌道 guǐdào	軌道 \| 軌道* \| *軌道	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	轨道 HSK 6


養老 yǎnglǎo	養老 \| 養老* \| *養老	to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement	养老 HSK 6


犧牲 xīshēng	犧牲 \| 犧牲* \| *犧牲	to sacrifice one's life / to sacrifice (sth valued) / beast slaughtered as a sacrifice	牺牲 HSK 6


救命 jiùmìng	救命 \| 救命* \| *救命	to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me!	HSK 6


命 mìng	命 \| 命* \| *命	life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc	HSK 6


性命 xìngmìng	性命 \| 性命* \| *性命	life	HSK 7-9


新生 xīnshēng	新生 \| 新生* \| *新生	new / newborn / emerging / nascent / rebirth / regeneration / new life / new student	HSK 7-9


壽命 shòumìng	壽命 \| 壽命* \| *壽命	life span / life expectancy / lifetime (of a machine)	寿命 HSK 7-9


生死 shēngsǐ	生死 \| 生死* \| *生死	life or death	HSK 7-9


復活 fùhuó	復活 \| 復活* \| *復活	to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life / (religion) resurrection	复活 HSK 7-9


致命 zhìmìng	致命 \| 致命* \| *致命	fatal / mortal / deadly / to sacrifice one's life	HSK 7-9


逼真 bīzhēn	逼真 \| 逼真* \| *逼真	lifelike / true to life / distinctly / clearly	HSK 7-9


生前 shēngqián	生前 \| 生前* \| *生前	(of a deceased) during one's life / while living	HSK 7-9


要強 yàoqiáng	要強 \| 要強* \| *要強	eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded	要强 HSK 7-9


終生 zhōngshēng	終生 \| 終生* \| *終生	throughout one's life / lifetime; lifelong	终生 HSK 7-9


人事 rénshì	人事 \| 人事* \| *人事	personnel / human resources / human affairs / ways of the world / (euphemism) sexuality / the facts of life	HSK 7-9


逃生 táoshēng	逃生 \| 逃生* \| *逃生	to flee for one's life	HSK 7-9


危及 wēijí	危及 \| 危及* \| *危及	to endanger / to jeopardize / a danger (to life, national security etc)	HSK 7-9


過日子 guòrìzi	過日子 \| 過日子* \| *過日子	to live one's life / to pass one's days / to get along	过日子 HSK 7-9


養活 yǎnghuo	養活 \| 養活* \| *養活	to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth	养活 HSK 7-9


畫龍點睛 huàlóngdiǎnjīng	畫龍點睛 \| 畫龍點睛* \| *畫龍點睛	to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point	画龙点睛 HSK 7-9


生物 shēngwù	生物 \| 生物* \| *生物	organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL: 個｜个	HSK 7-9


悲歡離合 bēihuānlíhé	悲歡離合 \| 悲歡離合* \| *悲歡離合	joys and sorrows / partings and reunions / the vicissitudes of life	悲欢离合 HSK 7-9


喪生 sàngshēng	喪生 \| 喪生* \| *喪生	to die / to lose one's life	丧生 HSK 7-9


相依為命 xiāngyīwéimìng	相依為命 \| 相依為命* \| *相依為命	mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival / interdependent	相依为命 HSK 7-9


謀害 móuhài	謀害 \| 謀害* \| *謀害	to conspire to murder / to plot against sb's life	谋害 HSK 7-9


生涯 shēngyá	生涯 \| 生涯* \| *生涯	career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life	HSK 7-9


繪聲繪色 huìshēnghuìsè	繪聲繪色 \| 繪聲繪色* \| *繪聲繪色	vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life / lively and realistic	绘声绘色 HSK 7-9


穿小鞋 chuānxiǎoxié	穿小鞋 \| 穿小鞋* \| *穿小鞋	lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb	HSK 7-9


過不去 guòbuqù	過不去 \| 過不去* \| *過不去	to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through	过不去 HSK 7-9


生平 shēngpíng	生平 \| 生平* \| *生平	life (a person's whole life) / in one's entire life	HSK 7-9


各奔前程 gèbènqiánchéng	各奔前程 \| 各奔前程* \| *各奔前程	each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead	HSK 7-9


保質期 bǎozhìqī	保質期 \| 保質期* \| *保質期	shelf life / expiration date	保质期 HSK 7-9


拼命 pīnmìng	拼命 \| 拼命* \| *拼命	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	HSK 7-9


活命 huómìng	活命 \| 活命* \| *活命	life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living


生活方式 shēnghuófāngshì	生活方式 \| 生活方式* \| *生活方式	way of life / lifestyle


世 shì	世 \| 世* \| *世	life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble


學名 xuémíng	學名 \| 學名* \| *學名	scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students	学名


身 shēn	身 \| 身* \| *身	body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158


好日子 hǎorìzi	好日子 \| 好日子* \| *好日子	auspicious day / good day / happy life


蟲 chóng	蟲 \| 蟲* \| *蟲	lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL: 條｜条, 隻｜只 / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic	虫


今世 jīnshì	今世 \| 今世* \| *今世	this life / this age


有生以來 yǒushēngyǐlái	有生以來 \| 有生以來* \| *有生以來	(idiom) since birth; for one's whole life	有生以来


延壽 Yánshòu	延壽 \| 延壽* \| *延壽	Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱｜哈尔滨, Heilongjiang / to extend life	延寿


起居 qǐjū	起居 \| 起居* \| *起居	everyday life / regular pattern of life


烈 liè	烈 \| 烈* \| *烈	ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements


壽 shòu	壽 \| 壽* \| *壽	long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary	寿


索命 suǒmìng	索命 \| 索命* \| *索命	to demand sb's life


永生 yǒngshēng	永生 \| 永生* \| *永生	to live forever / eternal life / all one's life


沒命 méimìng	沒命 \| 沒命* \| *沒命	to lose one's life / to die / recklessly / desperately	没命


長生 chángshēng	長生 \| 長生* \| *長生	long life	长生


人壽保險 rénshòubǎoxiǎn	人壽保險 \| 人壽保險* \| *人壽保險	life insurance	人寿保险


歸隊 guīduì	歸隊 \| 歸隊* \| *歸隊	to return to one's unit / to go back to one's station in life	归队


性生活 xìngshēnghuó	性生活 \| 性生活* \| *性生活	sex life


今生 jīnshēng	今生 \| 今生* \| *今生	this life


人命 rénmìng	人命 \| 人命* \| *人命	human life / CL: 條｜条


畫圖 huàtú	畫圖 \| 畫圖* \| *畫圖	to draw designs, maps etc / picture (e.g. of life in the city)	画图


達人 dárén	達人 \| 達人* \| *達人	(coll.) expert; connoisseur; guru; enthusiast; geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person; person who understands life / (literary) optimist	达人


天命 Tiānmìng	天命 \| 天命* \| *天命	Mandate of Heaven / destiny / fate / one's life span


日月 rìyuè	日月 \| 日月* \| *日月	the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood


各界 gèjiè	各界 \| 各界* \| *各界	all walks of life; all social circles


人壽 rénshòu	人壽 \| 人壽* \| *人壽	human lifespan / life insurance (abbr. for 人壽保險｜人寿保险)	人寿


各行各業 gèháng-gèyè	各行各業 \| 各行各業* \| *各行各業	every trade; all professions; all walks of life	各行各业


年月 niányuè	年月 \| 年月* \| *年月	months and year / time / days of one's life


無期徒刑 wúqītúxíng	無期徒刑 \| 無期徒刑* \| *無期徒刑	life imprisonment	无期徒刑


成龍 chénglóng	成龍 \| 成龍* \| *成龍	to succeed in life / to become somebody	成龙


法輪 Fǎlún	法輪 \| 法輪* \| *法輪	the Eternal Wheel of life in Buddhism	法轮


生意 shēngyì	生意 \| 生意* \| *生意	life force / vitality


絕命 juémìng	絕命 \| 絕命* \| *絕命	to commit suicide / to have one's life cut short	绝命


壽險 shòuxiǎn	壽險 \| 壽險* \| *壽險	life insurance (abbr. for 人壽保險｜人寿保险)	寿险


撲救 pūjiù	撲救 \| 撲救* \| *撲救	firefighting / to extinguish a fire and save life and property / to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer)	扑救


夜生活 yèshēnghuó	夜生活 \| 夜生活* \| *夜生活	night life


育樂 yùlè	育樂 \| 育樂* \| *育樂	(Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂｜教育与娱乐) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行 / (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation)	育乐


更生 gēngshēng	更生 \| 更生* \| *更生	resurrection / rebirth / reinvigorated / rejuvenated / a new lease of life


喪 sàng	喪 \| 喪* \| *喪	to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged	丧


青山 qīngshān	青山 \| 青山* \| *青山	green hills / (the good) life


再造 zàizào	再造 \| 再造* \| *再造	to give a new lease of life / to reconstruct / to reform / to rework / to recycle / to reproduce (copies, or offspring) / restoration / restructuring


無期 wúqī	無期 \| 無期* \| *無期	unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)	无期


餘生 yúshēng	餘生 \| 餘生* \| *餘生	the remaining years of one's life / survival (after a disaster)	余生


漂浮 piāofú	漂浮 \| 漂浮* \| *漂浮	to float / to hover / to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life) / to rove / showy / superficial


寫實 xiěshí	寫實 \| 寫實* \| *寫實	realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life	写实


享樂 xiǎnglè	享樂 \| 享樂* \| *享樂	to enjoy life / pleasures of life	享乐


風花雪月 fēnghuāxuěyuè	風花雪月 \| 風花雪月* \| *風花雪月	wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance / love affair / romance is in the air / dissipated life	风花雪月


半衰期 bànshuāiqī	半衰期 \| 半衰期* \| *半衰期	half-life


救生 jiùshēng	救生 \| 救生* \| *救生	to save a life / life-saving


CP C P	CP \| CP* \| *CP	an imagined romantic relationship between two characters in fiction (or in real life) that one wishes for or fantasizes about (abbr. of "coupling")


生命週期 shēngmìngzhōuqī	生命週期 \| 生命週期* \| *生命週期	life cycle	生命周期


春 chūn	春 \| 春* \| *春	spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life

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