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诞生

誕生
dànshēng
verb HSK 6 #5,341

Meanings

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

Characters

诞
dàn
birth; to be born
生
shēng
to be born; to give birth
Birth + born - to come into being.

Examples

HSK 4
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.
HSK 5
一个新的时代诞生了。
Yígè xīn de shídài dànshēng le.
A new era has been born.
HSK 6
这家公司诞生于2005年。
Zhè jiā gōngsī dànshēng yú 2005 nián.
This company was founded in 2005.

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