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诞生 (dàn shēng): Be born (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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诞 • dàn • to be born; birth
dàn诞

to be born; birth

生 • shēng • to give birth, to produce, to grow
shēng生

to give birth, to produce, to grow

Word Info

Pinyindàn shēng
Meaningbe born; come into being; emerge
Characters2
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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 诞生.

  • 哺乳bǔ rǔbreast-feed; suckle; nurse
  • 闭塞bì sèto close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way
  • 报酬bào choureward; remuneration; pay
  • 残酷cán kùcruel; brutal; ruthless
  • 保卫bǎo wèidefend; guard; safeguard
  • 昂贵áng guìexpensive; costly
  • 编织biān zhīto weave
  • 操作cāo zuòoperate; manipulate; handle
  • 比方bǐ fanganalogy; example; instance
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
  • 本事běn shiskill; ability; talent
  • 并列bìng lièstand side by side; be juxtaposed; put something on a par with
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 诞生.

Words with 诞
  • 诞辰dàn chénbirthday
  • 荒诞huāng dànAbsurd
  • 圣诞shèng dànChristmas
  • 怪诞
guài dàn
weird, grotesque
  • 耶诞yēdànChristmas (alternative term)
  • 圣诞卡shèng dàn kǎChristmas card
  • 圣诞树shèng dàn shùChristmas tree
  • 圣诞节shèng dàn jiéChristmas time
    • Words with 生
    • 先生xiān shengMr; Sir
    • 医生yī shengdoctor
    • 学生xué shengstudent
    • 中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student
    • 大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student
    • 小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student
    • 生日shēng rìbirthday
    • 生病shēng bìngill; sick; unwell
    4.

    How to Use 诞生 in Sentences

    Adverb + Verbwith即将
    jí即
    jiāng将
    dàn诞
    shēng生
    neutral
    about to be born
    Verb + Nounwith地
    dàn诞
    shēng生
    dì地
    Subject + Verbwith新思想
    xīn新
    sī思
    xiǎng想
    dàn诞
    shēng生
    Verb + Prepositionwith于
    dàn诞
    shēng生
    yú于
    5.

    Example Sentences with 诞生

    bǎo宝
    bǎo宝
    dàn诞
    shēng生
    le了
    。
    formal
    birthplace
    formal
    Written
    new thought emerges
    formal
    be born in
    The baby was born.
    zài在
    jī激
    liè烈
    de的
    tǎo讨
    lùn论
    zhōng中
    ，
    yí一
    gè个
    jué绝
    miào妙
    de的
    jiě解
    jué决
    fāng方
    àn案
    dàn诞
    shēng生
    le了
    。
    A brilliant solution emerged during the intense discussion.
    zhè这
    ge个
    wěi伟
    dà大
    de的
    lǐ理
    lùn论
    nán难
    dào道
    bú不
    shì是
    dàn诞
    shēng生
    yú于
    wú无
    shù数
    cì次
    shī失
    bài败
    de的
    shí实
    yàn验
    ma吗
    ？
    Wasn't this great theory born from countless failed experiments?
    zhè这
    ge个
    xiǎng想
    fǎ法
    dàn诞
    shēng生
    yú于
    yī一
    cì次
    huì会
    yì议
    zhōng中
    。
    This idea was born during a meeting.
    nà那
    ge个
    jì计
    huà划
    bìng并
    wèi未
    dàn诞
    shēng生
    ，
    yīn因
    wèi为
    zī资
    jīn金
    wèn问
    tí题
    ér而
    bèi被
    gē搁
    zhì置
    le了
    。
    That plan never came into being; it was shelved due to funding issues.