降生

jiàngshēng

verb #13,956

Meanings

1 to be born
2 arrival of a newborn
3 birth (especially of a savior or religious leader)

Characters

to descend; to come down

to be born; life

Examples

HSK 2

耶稣降生在伯利恒。

Yēsū jiàngshēng zài Bólìhéng.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

HSK 3

一个新生命降生了。

Yí gè xīn shēngmìng jiàngshēng le.

A new life was born.

Tips

usage

降生 carries a more elevated, formal tone than 出生 (chūshēng). It's often used in religious contexts or to describe births of great significance - literally 'to descend into life'.

Stroke Order

降 jiàng

生 shēng