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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「生生不息」, with more below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「生生不息」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Continuously growing and reproducing.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shēng shēng bù xī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sang1 sang1 bat1 sik1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.