生平 shēng píng life (a person's whole life) / in one's entire life syn 舍生取义 捨生取義 shě shēng qǔ yì to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) / to choose honor over life / would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles syn 一生 yī shēng all one's life / throughout one's life syn 生涯 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life syn 寿命 壽命 shòu mìng life span / life expectancy / lifetime (of a machine) syn 死活 sǐ huó life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me syn 永生 yǒng shēng to live forever / eternal life / all one's life 享乐 享樂 xiǎng lè to enjoy life / pleasures of life syn 起居 qǐ jū everyday life / regular pattern of life syn 活命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living syn 死去活来 死去活來 sǐ qù huó lái to hover between life and death (idiom) / to suffer terribly / within an inch of one's life syn 救生 jiù shēng to save a life / life-saving syn 过得去 過得去 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life? syn 延年益寿 延年益壽 yán nián yì shòu to make life longer / to promise longevity / (this product will) extend your life syn 贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom) / craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck syn 白活 bái huó to waste one's life / to fail to make the most of one's life 救生圈 jiù shēng quān life buoy / life belt / (jocular) flab / spare tire 救生衣 jiù shēng yī life jacket / life vest 闲居 閑居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life syn 生命在于运动 生命在於運動 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise. 寿 壽 shòu long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary syn 枕石漱流 zhěn shí shù liú to live a hermit's life (in seclusion) / a frugal life (idiom) 死中求生 sǐ zhōng qiú shēng to seek life in death (idiom) / to fight for one's life 生命的遗迹 生命的遺跡 shēng mìng de yí jì trace of life / vestige of life 年寿 年壽 nián shòu length of life / life span 浮生六记 浮生六記 fú shēng liù jì Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[Shen3 Fu4], published 1808 无量寿 無量壽 wú liàng shòu boundless life (expression of good wishes) / Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom 寿命周期分析 life cycle assessment / life cycle analysis 生命肢体急救手术 life- and limb-saving surgical intervention / life- and limb-saving procedure 生命网倡议 生命網倡議 shēng mìng wǎng chàng yì Life Web Initiative / Life Web 有效寿命 有效壽命 useful life component / useful life 命途坎坷 mìng tú kǎn kě to have a tough life / to meet much adversity in one's life 寿考 壽考 shòu kǎo long life / life span 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom) / fig. everyday life / daily routine / to go about one's daily life 夭寿 夭壽 yāo shòu to die young / (Tw) (curse word) drop dead / go to hell / (literary) short life and long life 威尊命贱 威尊命賤 wēi zūn - mìng jiàn (idiom) the dignity of authority is above life / one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order 国际海上人命安全公约国际安全管理法规 國際海上人命安全公約國際安全管理法規 International Safety Management Code for the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 国际海上人命安全公约 國際海上人命安全公約 guó jì hǎi shàng rén mìng ān quán gōng yu International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 调整工作和生活结构国际专题讨论会 international symposium on restructuring work and the life course 国际空间生命科学战略规划工作组 國際空間生命科學戰略規劃工作組 International Space Life Sciences Strategic Planning Working Group 国际生命科学研究所 國際生命科學研究所 International Life Sciences Institute 人类生命国际组织 人類生命國際組織 Human Life International 国际促进家庭生活联合会 國際促進家庭生活聯合會 International Federation for Family Life Promotion 国际海上人命安全会议 國際海上人命安全會議 International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea 国际海上人命安全公约缔约国政府会议 國際海上人命安全公約締約國政府會議 Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 国际生命权利联合会 國際生命權利聯合會 International Right to Life Federation 前南斯拉夫问题国际刑事法庭 前南斯拉夫問題國際刑事法庭 qián nán sī lā fú wèn tí guó jì xíng shì fǎ tíng International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 / International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia / Internati 前南问题国际刑事法庭规约 前南問題國際刑事法庭規約 Statute of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 / Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for th 小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie syn 鸟瞰 鳥瞰 niǎo kàn to get a bird's-eye view / bird's-eye view / broad overview syn 鸟 鳥 niǎo bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn syn 恐鸟 恐鳥 kǒng niǎo monstrous bird / moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand) 情急了 qíng jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird 秦吉了 qín jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird 迷鸟 迷鳥 mí niǎo vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way) / a vagrant 控深鸟 控深鳥 kòng shēn niǎo depth control bird / depth controller / bird / depressor 深度控制器 shēn duó kòng zhì qì depth control bird / depth controller / bird / depressor 生活 shēng huó to live / life / livelihood syn 时代 時代 shí dài age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) syn 人生 rén shēng life (one's time on earth) 日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn 生物 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 当年 當年 dāng nián in those days / back then / in those years / to be in the prime of life syn 品质 品質 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) syn 生意 shēng yì life force / vitality syn 人事 rén shì personnel / human resources / human affairs / ways of the world / (euphemism) sexuality / the facts of life syn 牺牲 犧牲 xī shēng to sacrifice one's life / to sacrifice (sth valued) / beast slaughtered as a sacrifice syn 拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn 难过 難過 nán guò to feel sad / to feel unwell / (of life) to be difficult syn 新生 xīn shēng new / newborn / emerging / nascent / rebirth / regeneration / new life / new student syn 生死 shēng sǐ life or death syn 终身 終身 zhōng shēn lifelong / all one's life / marriage syn 各界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles syn 致命 zhì mìng fatal / mortal / deadly / to sacrifice one's life syn 过得 過得 guò dé How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad 性生活 xìng shēng huó sex life syn 轨道 軌道 guǐ dào track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital syn 今生 jīn shēng this life syn 性命 xìng mìng life syn 复活 復活 fù huó to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life / (religion) resurrection syn 养老 養老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement syn 救命 jiù mìng to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me! syn 终生 終生 zhōng shēng throughout one's life / lifetime / lifelong syn 生活方式 shēng huó fāng shì way of life / lifestyle 性福 xìng fú (neologism c. 2008) (slang) (coined as a pun on 幸福[xing4 fu2]) satisfied with one's sex life 青山 qīng shān green hills / (the good) life syn 日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood syn 后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori 年月 nián yuè months and year / time / days of one's life syn 逼真 bī zhēn lifelike / true to life / distinctly / clearly syn 生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life / while living 世事 shì shì affairs of life / things of the world syn 身世 shēn shì one's life experience / one's lot / one's past history syn 坎坷 kǎn kě (of a road) bumpy / (of life) rough / to be down on one's luck / to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes syn 漂浮 piāo fú to float / to hover / to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life) / to rove / showy / superficial syn 人命 rén mìng human life / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) 再造 zài zào to give a new lease of life / to reconstruct / to reform / to rework / to recycle / to reproduce (copies, or offspring) / restoration / restructuring syn 