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to be born

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

dan4sheng1 • dànshēng

Meaning


Primary

to be born

Alternatives

be born, born, to come into being, come into being

Hint

More formal than 出生.

Mnemonic


诞生 To be born is to enter 生 life through 诞 birth.

Usage


这 位 作家 诞生 于 一 个 小村庄。

This writer was born in a small village.

一 个 新 的 想法 就 这样 诞生 了。

A new idea was born just like that.

这 部 电影 是 在 什么 背景 下 诞生 的?

Under what circumstances was this film born?

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