人生如朝露 rén shēng rú zhāo lù

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
朝 zhāo
HSK 5
dynasty; morning
露 lù
HSK 6
dew; bare, open, exposed