Chinese word

出生

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū shēng

Meaning

  • verbbe born

Example

她出生在上海。tā chū shēng zài shàng hǎi

She was born in Shanghai.

Illustration for 出生 (be born)

More examples

婴儿出生以后需要很多照顾。yīng ér chū shēng yǐ hòu xū yào hěn duō zhào gù

After a baby is born, it needs a lot of care.

Core concept

A new life comes out from a mother or another source and enters existence, creating a beginning that can be placed in time or space.

Common phrases

  • 出生以后chū shēng yǐ hòu

    after being born

  • 出生时chū shēng shí

    at birth

Similar words

诞生dàn shēng: To come into existence as a new life or thing, in a somewhat formal style.
生下shēng xià: To give birth to a child, focusing on the act of delivering the child.
生下来shēng xià lái: To be born and come out into the world, in everyday spoken language.

Definition in Chinese

从母体或其他来源出现，成为一个新的生命个体；也指人的出生时间或出生地点。cóng mú tǐ huò qí tā lái yuán chū xiàn chéng wéi yí gè xīn de shēng mìng gè tǐ yě zhǐ rén de chū shēng shí jiān huò chū shēng dì diǎn

Word origin

出生 (chūshēng, "be born") combines 出 (chū, "come out") + 生 (shēng, "become alive"), presenting birth as life coming out into the world.

Usage tips

  • On forms and profiles, this word often appears at the start of a field label, so it can be recognized even when no complete verb sentence is present.

Other meanings

  • birthnoun

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