生活 shēnghuó in a sentence
Life (live - livelihood - living conditions - survive)
生活 (shēnghuó) means Life (live - livelihood - living conditions - survive). Below are 24 of the 57 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我在这个城市 生活 了十年。
Wǒ zài zhège chéngshì shēnghuó le shí nián.
I have lived in this city for ten years.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 生活
这是 生活 中的常识。
Zhè shì shēnghuó zhōng de chángshí.
This is everyday common sense.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 常识
他的 生活 很有规律。
Tā de shēnghuó hěn yǒu guīlǜ.
He lives a very regular life.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 规律
工作和 生活 要平衡。
Gōngzuò hé shēnghuó yào pínghéng.
Work and life need to be balanced.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 平衡
生活 是创作的源泉。
Shēnghuó shì chuàngzuò de yuánquán.
Life is the wellspring of creative work.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 源泉
生活 不应该这么单调。
Shēnghuó bù yīnggāi zhème dāndiào.
Life should not be this dull.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 单调
他很早就独立 生活 了。
Tā hěn zǎo jiù dúlì shēnghuó le.
He started living independently very early.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 独立
这项发明改变了 生活 。
Zhè xiàng fāmíng gǎibiàn le shēnghuó.
This invention changed the way we live.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 发明
他的 生活 方式很健康。
Tā de shēnghuó fāngshì hěn jiànkāng.
His lifestyle is very healthy.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 方式
那个年代 生活 很简单。
Nàge niándài shēnghuó hěn jiǎndān.
Life was simple in that era.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 年代
他的日常 生活 很规律。
Tā de rìcháng shēnghuó hěn guīlǜ.
His daily life is very regular.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 日常
如今的 生活 方便多了。
Rújīn de shēnghuó fāngbiàn duō le.
Life nowadays is much more convenient.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 如今
物质 生活 提高了很多。
Wùzhì shēnghuó tígāo le hěn duō.
Material living standards have risen a lot.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 物质
生活 没有固定的公式。
Shēnghuó méiyǒu gùdìng de gōngshì.
Life has no fixed formula.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 公式
他们过着美满的 生活 。
Tāmen guòzhe měimǎn de shēnghuó.
They live a blissful life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 美满
他从不过奢侈的 生活 。
Tā cóng bú guò shēchǐ de shēnghuó.
He has never lived extravagantly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奢侈
他靠打零工维持 生活 。
Tā kào dǎ línggōng wéichí shēnghuó.
He supports himself with odd jobs.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 维持
他们一家 生活 得很幸福。
Tāmen yì jiā shēnghuó de hěn xìngfú.
Their family lives very happily.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 幸福
劳动创造了美好的 生活 。
Láodòng chuàngzào le měihǎo de shēnghuó.
Labour has created a good life.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 创造
这几年 生活 改善了很多。
Zhè jǐ nián shēnghuó gǎishàn le hěn duō.
Life has improved a lot in recent years.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 改善
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生活 appears in 57 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
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How is 生活 used in a sentence?
This page shows 57 sentences using 生活 (shēnghuó, "Life (live - livelihood - living conditions - survive)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 生活 an HSK word?
Yes — 生活 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 生活?
The dictionary page for 生活 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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