shēng huó

life

'生活' is the Chinese word for 'life'. With the combination of the words '生', which means 'birth' or 'existence', and '活', which means 'living' or 'activity', it signifies the existence and activities that make up life. This word is used broadly, in the same contexts that we would use 'life' in English, such as talking about daily life (日常生活), life expectancy (预期寿命), or life lessons (生活教训).