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生生

shēngshēng
adverb #47,642

Meanings

  1. 1 forcibly; by sheer force
  2. 2 life begetting life; the endless renewal of life

Examples

HSK 6
这对恋人被父母生生拆散了。
Zhè duì liànrén bèi fùmǔ shēngshēng chāisàn le.
The couple were torn apart by their parents.
HSK 7-9
他把到了嘴边的话又生生咽了回去。
Tā bǎ dào le zuǐbiān de huà yòu shēngshēng yàn le huíqu.
He forced back the words that were already on the tip of his tongue.
HSK 7-9
古人把天地的生生之德看作仁爱的根源。
Gǔrén bǎ tiāndì de shēngshēng zhī dé kànzuò rén'ài de gēnyuán.
The ancients saw the life-giving virtue of heaven and earth as the root of benevolence.

Tips

usage
As a suffix it makes vivid adverbs: 活生生 (alive, right before one's eyes) and 硬生生 (stiffly, by force). The life sense survives in 生生不息 (life renewing itself without end) and 生生世世 (generation after generation, forever).

Stroke Order

生 shēng