偷生 (tōu shēng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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偷生 (tōu shēng): To live on borrowed time (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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偷 • tōu • steal • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
tōu
偷
steal
生 • shēng • to give birth, to produce, to grow • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shēng
生
to give birth, to produce, to grow
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 偷生.
Words with
偷
偷偷
tōu tōu
stealthily
小偷儿
xiǎotōur5
Thief
偷懒
tōu lǎn
Be lazy
偷窥
tōu kuī
Spy
偷听
tōu tīng
eavesdrop
偷情
tōu qíng
to have an affair, illicit love
偷拍
tōu pāi
to take a photo secretly, to snap covertly
偷渡
tōu dù
illegal immigration; stow away
Words with
生
先生
xiān sheng
Mr; Sir
医生
yī sheng
doctor
学生
xué sheng
student
中学生
zhōng xué shēng
middle-school student
大学生
dà xué shēng
university student
小学生
xiǎo xué shēng
primary school student
生日
shēng rì
birthday
生病
shēng bìng
ill; sick; unwell
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Example Sentences with 偷生
Tā
他
bù
不
xiǎng
想
gǒu
苟
qiě
且
tōu
偷
shēng
生
。
He doesn't want to live a dishonorable life.
Tā
他
nìng
宁
yuàn
愿
zhàn
战
sǐ
死
，
yě
也
bù
不
yuàn
愿
tōu
Zài
在
zhàn
战
luàn
乱
zhōng
中
，
xǔ
许
duō
多
rén
人
zhǐ
只
néng
偷
shēng
生
。
He would rather die fighting than live in disgrace.
能
tōu
偷
shēng
生
dù
度
rì
日
。
During the war, many people could only drag out a miserable existence.
