生儿育女
shēng ér yù nu:3
Pinyin

Definition

生儿育女
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shēng ér yù nu:3
  1. to bear and raise children

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
女
nu:3
  1. 1 female
  2. 2 woman
  3. 3 daughter
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
女孩
nu:3 hái
  1. 1 girl
  2. 2 lass
女生
nu:3 shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
学生
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
生
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
生日
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
生活
shēng huó
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 activity
  3. 3 to live
  4. 4 livelihood
发生
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
美女
měi nu:3
  1. 1 beautiful woman
一生
yī shēng
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 throughout one's life
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
今生
jīn shēng
  1. 1 this life
仙女
xiān nu:3
  1. 1 fairy
来生
lái shēng
  1. 1 next life
儿女
ér nu:3
  1. 1 children
  2. 2 sons and daughters

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
  1. 1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
  1. 1 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  2. 2 brave
  3. 3 willing to risk life and limb
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng
  1. 1 after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life

Sample Sentences

这些男男女女围着女娲跳跃欢呼，给大地带来了生机。男男女女又互相配合，生儿育女，使人类能够不断地繁衍下去。
zhèxiē nánnánnǚnǚ wéi zhe Nǚwā tiàoyuè huānhū ，gěi dàdì dàilái le shēngjī 。nánnánnǚnǚ yòu hùxiāng pèihé ，shēng ér yù nǚ ，shǐ rénlèi nénggòu búduàn de fányǎn xiàqu 。
These men and women surrounded Nu Wa cheering and jumping, bringing vitality to the earth. The men and women worked together and bore and raised children, ensuring that humanity would continue to multiply and thrive.
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真没出息！男人的天职就是挣钱养家，就像女人要生儿育女一样！你离我心目中好男人的标准还差得远呢！
zhēn méi chūxi ！nánrén de tiānzhí jiùshì zhèngqián yǎngjiā ，jiù xiàng nǚrén yào shēngéryùnǚ yīyàng ！nǐ lí wǒ xīnmù zhōng hǎo nánrén de biāozhǔn hái chà de yuǎn ne ！
You're so hopeless! It's the man's duty in life to make money and provide for his family--just like it's the woman's job to give birth to the children. You're pretty far from what I imagine a good man should be.
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可是有些病是隔代遗传的。而且在各种环境影响下，基因突变也是有可能的呀！最重要的是我们以后要生儿育女，生殖检查是一定要做的！万一有一方有问题，我们还可以提前就医嘛！
kěshì yǒuxiē bìng shì gédài yíchuán de 。érqiě zài gèzhǒng huánjìng yǐngxiǎng xià ，jīyīn tūbiàn yě shì yǒu kěnéng de yā ！zuì zhòngyào de shì wǒmen yǐhòu yào shēng ér yù nǚ ，shēngzhí jiǎnchá shì yīdìng yào zuò de ！wànyī yǒu yīfāng yǒu wèntí ，wǒmen hái kěyǐ tíqián jiùyī ma ！
But some diseases skip a generation! And there's always the possibility that genes will change suddenly in different environments.The most important thing is that when we have kids later on, we definitely need to do a reproductive exam! In case one of us has some kind of problem, we can get it treated in advance!
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