How to say “be born” in Chinese
be born
“Be born” in Chinese is 出生, chū shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
出生 is read chū shēng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “出生”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 出生. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你是在哪儿出生的？nǐshìzàinǎrchūshēngdeWhere were you born?
- 他是龙年出生的tāshìlóngniánchūshēngdeHe was born in the Year of the Dragon.
- 他是马年出生的tāshìmǎniánchūshēngdeHe was born in the Year of the Horse.
More words from the lesson “Husband and wife”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be born” in Chinese?
“Be born” in Chinese is 出生, pinyin chūshēng.
What does 出生 mean?
出生 (chūshēng) means “be born”.
How do you write 出生?
出生 is 2 characters: 出 (chū) — go out; 生 (shēng) — be born, life. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 出生?
出生 is read chūshēng. Tones: chū — first tone, shēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be born” in the lesson “Husband and wife”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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