人生一世，草木一春 rén shēng yī shì ， cǎo mù yī chūn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
世 shì
HSK 3
generation; world; era
草 cǎo
HSK 3
grass, straw, thatch, herbs
木 mù
HSK 5
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
春 chūn
HSK 3
spring; wanton