人生如朝露 rén shēng rú zhāo lù

human life is short and fragile

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
朝 zhāo HSK 5
towards; facing; dynasty
露 lù HSK 6
to show; to reveal; to expose