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生僻
shēng pì
Pinyin
Definition
生僻
-
shēng pì
unfamiliar
rarely seen
Character Decomposition
生
生
僻
亻
尸
口
辛
Related Words
(20)
人生
rén shēng
1
life (one's time on earth)
先生
Xiān sheng
1
Mister (Mr.)
女生
nu:3 shēng
1
schoolgirl
2
female student
3
girl
学生
xué sheng
1
student
2
schoolchild
生
shēng
1
to be born
2
to give birth
3
life
4
to grow
5
raw
6
uncooked
7
student
生命
shēng mìng
1
life (as the characteristic of living beings)
2
living being
3
creature
4
CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
生日
shēng rì
1
birthday
2
CL:個|个[gè]
生活
shēng huó
1
life
2
activity
3
to live
4
livelihood
发生
fā shēng
1
to happen
2
to occur
3
to take place
4
to break out
一生
yī shēng
1
all one's life
2
throughout one's life
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
1
a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
1
the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
2
(courteous language) it's my good fortune...
今生
jīn shēng
1
this life
来生
lái shēng
1
next life
再生
zài shēng
1
to be reborn
2
to regenerate
3
to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)
4
recycling
5
regeneration
出生
chū shēng
1
to be born
大学生
dà xué shēng
1
university student
2
college student
天生
tiān shēng
1
nature
2
disposition
3
innate
4
natural
孤僻
gū pì
1
antisocial
2
reclusive
3
eccentric
学生会
xué sheng huì
1
student union
Idioms
(20)
一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
1
unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
1
a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
1
lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
2
fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
1
the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
2
(courteous language) it's my good fortune...
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
1
nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
2
new lease of life
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
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
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
it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
1
life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
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
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
1
life has its ups and downs (idiom)
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
1
like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
1
from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
2
brave
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
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
lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
2
fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
1
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
2
fig. the young are fearless
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
1
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
2
to break fresh ground
劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng
1
after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
1
lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
2
fig. to live in the past (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你千万别挑生僻字啊。以后别人连宝宝的名字都读不出来,多尴尬。
nǐ qiānwàn bié tiāo shēngpìzì ā 。yǐhòu biérén lián bǎobao de míngzi dōu dú bù chūlái ,duō gāngà 。
Whatever you do, don't pick a rare character. When people can't even read the baby's name later on, it'll be so awkward.
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