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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

生命 [shēngmìng]
  1. 1. noun life
    挽救生命
    save a life
    生命科学
    life science

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

生命 [shēngmìng]
  1. 1. life
    生命不息,战斗不止
    fight as long as one has a breath in one's body; go on fighting till one breathes one's last

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

生命 [shēngmìng]
  1. 1. 生物体所具有的活动能力,是一种特殊的、复杂的、高级的物质运动形态,是蛋白质和核酸组成的系统。生命的现象包括新陈代谢、生长发育、遗传变异和感应运动
    生命在于运动
    政治生命
    艺术生命
  2. 2. 生命的东西
    可爱的小生命

Examples

生命的火花
the sparks of life—exuberant vitalit
生命的起源
the origin of life
无数革命先烈为了共产主义事业前仆后继,英勇地献出了生命
Countless revolutionary martyrs, one stepping into the breach as another fell, have fought and laid down their lives for the cause of communism.
用放射性同位素示踪技术探讨生命现象
apply radioisotopic tracers to study biological phenomena
挽救病人的生命
save the patient's life
酒后开车危及他人生命
Drunk drivers endanger the lives of others.
生命危险
at the risk of one's life
生命危在旦夕。
Death is expected at any moment.
很多人一辈子都不会理解生命的奥义。
A lot of people live their lives ignorant of the secret of life.

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