Chinese word

生活方式

Pronunciation

Pinyinshēng huó fāng shì

Meaning

  • nounlifestyle

Example

毕业后，她改变了生活方式。bì yè hòu tā gǎi biàn le shēng huó fāng shì

After graduating, she changed her lifestyle.

Illustration for 生活方式 (lifestyle)

More examples

为了长寿，他开始了健康的生活方式。wèi le cháng shòu tā kāi shǐ le jiàn kāng de shēng huó fāng shì

To live a long life, he adopted a healthy lifestyle.

Core concept

A broad pattern of daily choices that gives a person or group its way of living.

Common phrases

  • 健康的生活方式jiàn kāng de shēng huó fāng shì

    healthy lifestyle

  • 改变生活方式gǎi biàn shēng huó fāng shì

    change one's lifestyle

  • 保持生活方式bǎo chí shēng huó fāng shì

    maintain one's lifestyle

Similar words

生活习惯shēng huó xí guàn: A familiar habit repeated in everyday activities such as eating, sleeping, and moving around.
日常生活rì cháng shēng huó: The ordinary scenes and activities of daily life, such as commuting, shopping, and cooking.

Definition in Chinese

指个人或群体在日常生活中采用并长期保持的饮食、起居、工作、休闲等习惯与安排的总体方式。zhǐ gè rén huò qún tǐ zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng cǎi yòng bìng cháng qī bǎo chí de yǐn shí qǐ jū gōng zuò xiū xián děng xí guàn yǔ ān pái de zóng tǐ fāng shì

Word origin

生活方式 (shēnghuófāngshì, "lifestyle") is built from 生活 (shēnghuó, "living") + 方式 (fāngshì, "way or method"), joining what people do each day with the form it takes.

Usage tips

  • A single meal, workout, or weekend plan is usually one part of a 生活方式 (shēnghuófāngshì, "lifestyle"), while the word points to the broader pattern rather than a temporary choice.

Other meanings

  • way of lifenoun

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