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生老病死

生
老
病
死
lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die / fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)

Characters and words in 生老病死

生
shēng = sh + (e)ng1
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student
Add a new mnemonic for 生 = 牛 + 一
老
lǎo = l + ao3
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
Add a new mnemonic for 老 = ⺹ + 匕
病
bìng = bi + (e)ng4
illness / CL:場|场[chang2] / disease / to fall ill / defect
Add a new mnemonic for 病 = 丙 + 疒
病
死
to fall ill and die / to die of illness
死
sǐ = s + Ø3
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned
Add a new mnemonic for 死 = 匕 + 歹

Words with 生老病死

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Sentences with 生老病死

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