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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

更生 [gēngshēng]
  1. 1. verb [复兴] revive
  2. 2. verb [再生] regenerate
    更生玻璃
    recycled glass

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

更生 [gēngshēng]
  1. 1. regenerate; revive
    自力更生
    regeneration (or reconstruction) through one's own efforts; self-reliance
  2. 2. renew
    更生和不可更生的海洋资源
    renewable and nonrenewable marine resources

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

更生 [gēngshēng]
  1. 1. 再次获得生命。比喻再次振兴起来
    历劫更生
    自力更生
  2. 2. 对废弃物进行加工,使恢复原有功用
    更生塑料

Examples

自力更生为主,争取外援为辅
rely mainly on one's own efforts while making external assistance subsidiary
立足于独立自主和自力更生
be based on independence and self-reliance
以自力更生为主,外援为辅
rely mainly on one's own efforts while making external assistance subsidiary
主张自力更生
advocate self-reliance
刚解放的时候,甲兵不足,人民自力更生,终于建起了自己的国防。
We suffered from inadequate armor and weaponry when the liberation war finished. After years of working on our own, our country has built strong defenses.
你是个全人,应该自力更生
You aren't disabled, you should rely on your own efforts.
历劫更生

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