庆生 (qìng shēng) — to celebrate a birthday
Definition
Formal/literary way to say 'to celebrate a birthday' — 庆 is the verb 'to celebrate' and 生 refers to a birth, so it literally means 'celebrate a birth [day]'. More elevated than everyday 过生日.
verb
to celebrate a birthday
Examples
- 庆生。Míng nián tā dǎ suàn zài jiā qìng shēng.He plans to celebrate his birthday at home next year.
- 。Zuó tiān wǒ men gěi mā ma qìng le gè shēng.Yesterday we celebrated Mom's birthday.
- 庆生？Nǐ zhǔn bèi zěn me qìng shēng?How are you planning to celebrate your birthday?
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