诞生

诞生 dànshēng

Be born

诞生 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體誕生 dansheng

What 诞生 means

Be born

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诞生 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

诞

dàn

Birth (birthday - absurd)

生

shēng

Life (give birth - be born - grow)

Words that share a character with 诞生

How to write 诞生

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诞生 in a sentence

这项技术诞生于上世纪八十年代。

Zhè xiàng jìshù dànshēng yú shàng shìjì bāshí niándài.

This technology was born in the nineteen-eighties.

随着他的诞生，全家都忙碌起来。

Suízhe tā de dànshēng, quánjiā dōu mánglù qǐlái.

With his birth the whole family became busy.

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Questions about 诞生

What does 诞生 mean in English?

诞生 is pronounced dànshēng and means Be born.

How do you pronounce 诞生?

诞生 is dànshēng in pinyin — written dansheng without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 诞生?

诞生 is written with 2 characters: 诞 (dàn) Birth (birthday - absurd), 生 (shēng) Life (give birth - be born - grow). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 诞生 written in traditional Chinese?

誕生. The simplified form 诞生 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 誕生 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dànshēng.

Is 诞生 an HSK word?

Yes — 诞生 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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