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生活

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[ shēng huó ]
Level: HSK 2

▼ n

1. life; livelihood

我不想过这种生活。
wǒ bùxiǎngguò zhè zhǒng shēnghuó.
I don't want to live this kind of life.
那段生活让我终生难忘。
nà duàn shēnghuó ràng wǒ zhōngshēng nánwàng.
That period of life left me with unforgettable memories.
他喜欢考察野生动物的生活。
tā xǐhuan kǎochá yěshēng dòngwù de shēnghuó.
He enjoys studying the lives of wild animals.

▼ n

1. lifestyle; living conditions

他的生活条件很好。
tā de shēnghuó tiáojiàn hěn hǎo.
His living conditions are very good.
政府改善人民的生活。
zhèngfǔ gǎishàn rénmín de shēnghuó.
The government is improving the people's living conditions.
解放后人民的生活不断提高。
jiěfàng hòu rénmín de shēnghuó bùduàn tígāo.
People's standard of living has continuously improved since liberation.
他的生活水平提高了很多。
tā de shēnghuó shuǐpíng tígāole hěnduō.
Mức sống của anh ấy đã nâng cao rất nhiều.
水源殊断，村民生活困难。
shuǐyuán shū duàn, cūnmín shēnghuó kùnnán.
Nguồn nước bị đứt đoạn, đời sống dân làng khó khăn.

▼ n

1. work

她的生活很忙。
tā de shēnghuó hěn máng.
She is very busy with her work.
他每天都忙着做生活。
tā měitiān dōu mángzhe zuò shēnghuó.
He is busy working every day.
我要进城找点儿生活干。
wǒ yào jìn chéng zhǎo diǎnr shēnghuó gàn.
I want to go to the city to find some work to make a living.

▼ v

1. to live

企鹅生活在南极。
qì'é shēnghuó zài nánjí.
Penguins live in Antarctica.
我们和父母生活在不同时代。
wǒmen hé fùmǔ shēnghuó zài bùtóng shídài.
We and our parents live in different eras.
中国有60%的人生活在城市。
zhōngguó yǒu 60%de rén shēnghuó zài chéngshì.
In China, 60% of the population lives in cities.
他们搬迁到国外生活了。
tāmen bānqiān dào guówài shēnghuóle.
Họ đã chuyển ra nước ngoài sinh sống.

▼ v

1. to survive

他是如何生活？
tā shì rúhé shēnghuó?
How does he survive?
我家人靠爸爸的工资生活。
wǒjiā rén kào bàba de gōngzī shēnghuó.
My family lives on my father's salary.
如果没有水，人类无法生活。
rúguǒ méiyǒu shuǐ, rénlèi wúfǎ shēnghuó.
If there is no water, humans cannot survive.

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