生生不息

shēngshēng-bùxī

idiom #27,416

Meanings

1 to grow and multiply without end
2 continuous vitality
3 perpetual regeneration

Characters

life; to be born; to grow

to stop; to rest; breath

Examples

HSK 6

中华文明生生不息，延续了几千年。

Zhōnghuá wénmíng shēngshēng-bùxī, yánxù le jǐ qiān nián.

Chinese civilization has thrived without end for thousands of years.

HSK 7-9

大自然生生不息，展现出无穷的生命力。

Dàzìrán shēngshēng-bùxī, zhǎnxiàn chū wúqióng de shēngmìnglì.

Nature regenerates perpetually, displaying boundless vitality.

Tips

memory

生生 (life-life, i.e., continuously alive) + 不息 (never ceasing) - life continuously never ceasing.

culture

This phrase comes from the philosophy of the I Ching (易经), expressing the ceaseless creative force of nature and the universe. It is frequently used in patriotic or philosophical contexts.

Stroke Order

生 shēng

不 bù

息 xī