出生

• 拼音: chū shēng
• 汉字拆解: 出 = to come out; 生 = pictograph of a plant sprouting from the ground — life, birth

含义

To be born. Refers to the event of being born or coming into the world.

Used to describe birth in both factual and biographical contexts. Commonly followed by location and date information. Can also be used in the pattern 出生于... (born in/at...).

例句

1. 他出生在一个小城市。
2. 我妹妹是二零零五年出生的。
3. 这个孩子出生的时候很健康。

用法指南

语境: biography, personal information, family

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你是在哪里出生的？(Where were you born?)
• 她出生于一九九八年。(She was born in 1998.)

错误说法

• 不要说'我出生了一个孩子' — 出生 means to be born (used for the person who is born), not to give birth. To say give birth, use 生 or 生了一个孩子.

起源与历史

Compound of 出 (to come out) and 生 (to be born, life). Together they describe the event of coming into life.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal