诞生

誕生

dànshēng

verb HSK 6 #5,341

Meanings

1 to be born; to come into being
2 birth; emergence

Characters

birth; to be born

to be born; to give birth

Birth + born — to come into being.

Examples

互联网的诞生改变了世界。

Hùliánwǎng de dànshēng gǎibiàn le shìjiè.

The birth of the internet changed the world.

一个新的时代诞生了。

Yīgè xīn de shídài dànshēng le.

A new era has been born.

这家公司诞生于2005年。

Zhèjiā gōngsī dànshēng yú 2005 nián.

This company was founded in 2005.

世界纪录在那一刻诞生。

Shìjiè jìlù zài nà yīkè dànshēng.

A world record was born at that moment.

Tips

usage

诞生 (formal, for important events/concepts/people) vs 出生 (chūshēng, everyday 'to be born'). You use 诞生 for the birth of nations, inventions, and ideas — not for ordinary babies.

Stroke Order

诞 dàn

生 shēng