生日 shēngrì birthday
How to remember 生日: 生 life + 日 sun = birthday.
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How it is used
- Birthday: 过生日 (guò shēngrì) celebrate a birthday; 生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè) happy birthday.
- Literally 'birth day' (生 birth + 日 day); 生日礼物 (shēngrì lǐwù) birthday present.
- 过 (guò, to pass/celebrate) is the verb you use with it, not 庆祝 in casual speech.
Example sentences
- 谁的生日？ Shuí de shēngrì?Whose birthday is it?
- 今天是我的生日。 Jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngri.Today is my birthday.
- 我记得他的生日。 Wǒ jìde tā de shēngrì.I remember his birthday.