诞生 (dàn shēng) — to be born

Definition

诞生的‘to be born’ is used for things as well as people — new ideas, movements, products — and sounds more formal and written than 出生, which is the everyday word for a person's birth.

verb
to be born

Examples

  • 诞生2000
    Tā dàn shēng yú 2000 nián.
    He was born in the year 2000.
  • 诞生
    Zhè ge jié rì dàn shēng yú qù nián de zhè ge shí hou.
    This festival was born around this time last year.
  • 诞生
    Yí gè xīn xiǎng fǎ dàn shēng zài tǎo lùn zhōng.
    A new idea was born in the discussion.

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