How to say “vitality” in Chinese
vitality, resilience
“Vitality” in Chinese is 生命力, shēng mìng lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
生命力 is read shēng mìng lì: 3 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.
This is 令 “order” with an added 口 “mouth”.
It appears in many signs: 动, 男, 助.
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 “生命力”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 生命力. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 野草的生命力很强yěcǎodeshēngmìnglìhěnqiángWeeds are very hardy.
More words from the lesson “Flowers and branches”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “vitality” in Chinese?
“Vitality” in Chinese is 生命力, pinyin shēngmìnglì.
What does 生命力 mean?
生命力 (shēngmìnglì) means “vitality, resilience”.
How do you write 生命力?
生命力 is 3 characters: 生 (shēng) — be born, life; 命 (mìng) — life, fate; order; 力 (lì) — strength. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 生命力?
生命力 is read shēngmìnglì. Tones: shēng — first tone, mìng — fourth tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“vitality” in the lesson “Flowers and branches”
This word is from the topic “Fields, forests and animals” of HSK 6. 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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