生生不息

shēngshēngbùxī

idiom #27,416

Meanings

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

Characters

life; to be born; to grow

life; continuously (reduplicated)

to stop; to rest; breath

Examples

中华文明生生不息，延续了几千年。

Zhōnghuá wénmíng shēngshēngbùxī, yánxù le jǐ qiān nián.

Chinese civilization has thrived without end for thousands of years.

大自然生生不息，展现出无穷的生命力。

Dà zìrán shēngshēngbùxī, 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