诞生

• 拼音: dàn shēng
• 汉字拆解: 诞 = 讠(speech) + 延 (extend); 生 = pictograph of a plant sprouting

含义

To be born; to come into being. The birth or creation of something significant.

A formal word for birth, often used for important people, events, or concepts. Can describe the birth of a person, nation, idea, or invention. More literary than 出生 and implies historical significance.

例句

1. 互联网的诞生彻底改变了人类的生活方式。
2. 这座城市见证了一个伟大时代的诞生。
3. 新中国诞生于1949年10月1日。

用法指南

语境: history, important events

语气: elevated

正确说法

• 一个新理论诞生了。(A new theory was born.)
• 见证历史的诞生。(To witness the birth of history.)

错误说法

• 诞生比出生正式，普通人的出生通常说'出生' (诞生 is more formal than 出生 — for ordinary people's birth, use 出生)

起源与历史

Combines 诞 (to give birth, grand) with 生 (life/birth). 诞 carries a sense of grandeur.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal