生命
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
生命 (shēngmìng) · life
生命 (shēngmìng) means “life”. It is written with 2 characters: 生 (to give birth) + 命 (life). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 生命 is built
The characters
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
命 mìng · life
What 命 is made of
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: An order 令 given by mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
生命只有一次。Shēngmìng zhǐ yǒu yī cì.You only have one life.
医生救了他的生命。Yīshēng jiù le tā de shēngmìng.The doctor saved his life.
Questions about 生命
What does 生命 mean?
生命 (shēngmìng) means “life”.
How do you pronounce 生命?
生命 is pronounced shēngmìng.
Which HSK level is 生命?
生命 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
Learn 生命 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.