# 生死 (shēngsǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 生死 (shēngsǐ) means “life and death; life or death”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: life and death; life or death
- Pinyin: shēngsǐ (sheng1 si3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 真正的朋友能够共生死。
  Zhēnzhèng de péngyou nénggòu gòng shēngsǐ.
  True friends can share life and death together.

## Characters

- [生](https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-be-born/) (shēng): to be born; raw
- [死](https://hanziro.com/word/si-die/) (sǐ): to die; rigid

https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-si-life-and-death/

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