畜生

chùshēng

noun #5,427 vulgar

Meanings

1 animal; beast
2 bastard; jerk (insult)

Characters

livestock; domestic animal

life; living being

Examples

HSK 1

你这个畜生！

Nǐ zhège chùshēng!

You beast!

HSK 5

他居然做出这种事，简直是畜生。

Tā jūrán zuòchū zhèzhǒng shì, jiǎnzhí shì chùshēng.

He actually did something like this - he's an absolute beast.

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畜生 is a strong insult comparing someone to an animal. It's vulgar and offensive in most contexts.

usage

In Buddhist terminology, 畜生道 refers to the animal realm of reincarnation.

Stroke Order

畜 chù

生 shēng