HSK 3 · Situations & Conditions

人生

rén shēng

life

Stroke order of 人生

2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

人 · 2 strokes 生 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

A person 人 standing and a sprout 生 growing: a human life.

Parts: 人 person + 生 life

The characters in 人生

人 rén — person; people (2 strokes)
生 shēng — to give birth; to be born; raw (5 strokes)

Example sentence

人生就像一次旅行。

Life is like a journey.

Words with 人

人person; people 别人other people 家人family members 男人man 女人woman 老人old person 工人worker 病人patient 爱人spouse; husband or wife 大人adult; grown-up 主人host; owner 客人guest; visitor 好人good person 坏人bad person 人们people 有人someone; somebody 商人businessman; merchant 行人pedestrian

Words with 生

先生Mr.; sir 生日birthday 学生student 大学生college student 小学生primary school student 中学生middle school student 男生male student; boy 女生female student; girl 生病to get sick 医生doctor 生气angry; to get angry 一生all one's life 出生to be born 生to give birth; to be born; raw 生活life; to live 留学生international student 考生examinee 生词new word

More words: Situations & Conditions

情况situation 状况condition; state 状态state; condition 环ring; link 场合occasion 过程process 现象phenomenon 现实reality; realistic 事实fact 事实上in fact 实际上actually; in fact 真实real; true 存在to exist 生存to survive 命运fate; destiny 日常daily; everyday

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