众生 (zhòng shēng) — all sentient beings (Buddhist term); all living creatures

Definition

Examples

• 佛教认为众生平等，皆有佛性。
  Fó jiào rèn wéi zhòng shēng píng děng, jiē yǒu fó xìng.
  Buddhism believes that all sentient beings are equal and all have Buddha-nature.
• 菩萨发愿度化一切众生。
  Pú sà fā yuàn dù huà yí qiè zhòng shēng.
  The bodhisattva vows to liberate all sentient beings.
• 这部经书记载了佛陀对众生的慈悲开示。
  Zhè bù jīng shū jì zǎi le fó tuó duì zhòng shēng de cí bēi kāi shì.
  This sutra records the Buddha's compassionate teachings for all sentient beings.