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

human life is short; cherish your time

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
person; people; man
life; to be born; raw
one; 1; single
world; era; age
grass; careless; rough
tree; wood; wooden
one; 1; single
spring (season); youthful; joyful