余生 meaning in English

yúshēng

the remaining years of one's life; survival (after a disaster)

Traditional 餘生12 strokes

Meaning of 余生

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yúshēng
  1. the remaining years of one's life
  2. survival (after a disaster)

余生 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè里lǐ是shì我wǒ余yú生shēng想xiǎng待dài的de地dì方fāng
This is where I want to live for the rest of my life.
我wǒ想xiǎng和hé你nǐ共gòng渡dù余yú生shēng。
I want to spend my life with you.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

余 yú · literary I · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 余生.

先生xiānshengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
医生yīshēngdoctor; medical practitioner
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
学生xuéshēngstudent; schoolchild
生日shēngrìbirthday
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student
男生nánshēngschoolboy; male student
大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student; college student
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student; schoolchild
中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle-school student; high school student
生活shēnghuóto live; life

Questions about 余生

What does 余生 mean?

余生 (yúshēng) means "the remaining years of one's life; survival (after a disaster)".

How do you write 余生?

余生 is made of 2 characters: 余 (7 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

How is 余生 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 余生 is written 餘生.