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Definition(s) for: 生于忧患

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
- surname Yu
- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of 於|于[yu2]
- (of time or place) in; at; on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- (indicating a source) from; out of
- (used in comparison) than
- (used in the passive voice) by
yōu- to worry
- to concern oneself with
- worried
- anxiety
- sorrow
- (literary) to observe mourning
huàn- to suffer (from illness)
- to contract (a disease)
- misfortune
- trouble
- danger
- worry

Other Words Containing 生于忧患

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo