HSK 2 · Life stages

出生

chū shēng

to be born

Stroke order of 出生

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

出 · 5 strokes 生 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

出 is a plant sprouting outward; 生 is a sprout growing from the earth.

Parts: 出 emerge + 生 birth

The characters in 出生

出 chū — to go out; to exit (5 strokes)
生 shēng — to give birth; to be born; raw (5 strokes)

Example sentence

他出生在上海。

He was born in Shanghai.

Words with 出

出to go out; to exit 出来to come out 出去to go out 出院to leave hospital 出发to set off 出国to go abroad 出门to go out 出租to rent out 出租车taxi 出口exit; to export 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 出现to appear 拿出to take out 提出to put forward 认出to recognize 发出to send out; to give off 退出to withdraw; to quit

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 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 生意business; trade

More words: Life stages

青年youth; young people 少年teenager; juvenile 青少年teenagers; young people 老年old age; elderly 中年middle age 年轻young 长大to grow up 小时候in childhood 从小since childhood 一生all one's life 生to give birth; to be born; raw 日子day; life; days 生活life; to live 家庭family; household 家长parent; head of family 全家the whole family

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