Chinese word

诞生

Pronunciation

Pinyindàn shēng

Meaning

  • verbbe born

Example

会议上诞生了一个新想法。huì yì shàng dàn shēng le yí gè xīn xiáng fǎ

A new idea was born at the meeting.

Illustration for 诞生 (be born)

More examples

许多现代国家都是在近代诞生的。xǔ duō xiàn dài guó jiā dōu shì zài jìn dài dàn shēng de

Many modern countries came into being in modern times.

Core concept

A new thing takes its first clear shape and begins to exist as a recognizable reality.

Common phrases

  • 在历史上诞生zài lì shǐ shàng dàn shēng

    come into being in history

  • 由此诞生yóu cǐ dàn shēng

    emerge from this

Similar words

产生chǎn shēng: Arise when changing causes or conditions lead to a new thing or state.
出现chū xiàn: Appear in a visible or clearly noticeable form.
形成xíng chéng: Gradually take shape or structure as different elements come together.
出生chū shēng: Be born and enter the world from a mother's body.

Definition in Chinese

强调由无到有的出现，常用于表示事件、制度、作品或观点等的产生。qiáng diào yóu wú dào yǒu de chū xiàn cháng yòng yú biǎo shì shì jiàn zhì dù zuò pǐn huò guān diǎn děng de chǎn shēng

Word origin

诞生 (dànshēng, "be born") combines 诞 (dàn, "be born") + 生 (shēng, "give life"), creating the image of something newly entering existence.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English, which often reserves 'born' for living beings, Chinese uses this verb naturally for ideas, works, systems, and other new creations.

Other meanings

  • birthnoun
  • emergeverb

Opposites

  • 消亡xiāo wángcease to existverb

Related words

  • 诞生地dàn shēng dìplace of birthnoun

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