Usage note
出生表示一个人或动物来到这个世界。
chū shēng biǎo shì yí gè rén huò dòng wù lái dào zhè ge shì jiè。
出生 means a person or animal comes into the world.
Context note
出生常出现在年龄、家庭和介绍里。
chū shēng cháng chū xiàn zài nián líng 、 jiā tíng hé jiè shào lǐ。
出生 often appears in age, family, and introduction talk.
5 examples
我出生在北京。
wǒ chū shēng zài běi jīng。
I was born in Beijing.
他出生在冬天。
tā chū shēng zài dōng tiān。
He was born in winter.
妹妹出生了。
mèi mei chū shēng le。
My younger sister was born.
这只小狗刚出生。
zhè zhī xiǎo gǒu gāng chū shēng。
This puppy was just born.
你什么时候出生？
nǐ shén me shí hòu chū shēng？
When were you born?
5 mini stories
妈妈说我出生的时候，全家都很开心。
mā ma shuō wǒ chū shēng de shí hòu， quán jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
Mom said the whole family was very happy when I was born.
小猫刚出生，眼睛还没有完全睁开。
xiǎo māo gāng chū shēng， yǎn jīng hái méi yǒu wán quán zhēng kāi。
The kitten was just born, and its eyes were not fully open yet.
老师问大家出生在哪儿。我们都认真回答。
lǎo shī wèn dà jiā chū shēng zài nǎ ér。 wǒ men dōu rèn zhēn huí dá。
The teacher asked where everyone was born. We answered carefully.
这位叔叔出生在一个小城市。
zhè wèi shū shu chū shēng zài yí gè xiǎo chéng shì。
This uncle was born in a small city.
出生以后，家里多了很多笑声。
chū shēng yǐ hòu， jiā lǐ duō le hěn duō xiào shēng。
After the baby was born, there was much more laughter at home.
Mini dialogue
小猫出生
A
你家的猫妈妈生宝宝了吗？
Nǐ jiā de māo māma shēng bǎobao le ma?
Did your cat have babies?
B
是的，三只小猫昨天出生了。
Shì de, sān zhī xiǎo māo zuótiān chūshēng le.
Yes, three kittens were born yesterday.
出生日期
A
你知道你的出生日期吗？
Nǐ zhīdào nǐ de chūshēng rìqī ma?
Do you know your date of birth?
B
知道，我出生在二零一五年。
Zhīdào, wǒ chūshēng zài èr líng yī wǔ nián.
Yes, I was born in 2015.
Related words and contrasts
related
生日
shēngrì
birthday
出生 is the act of being born, 生日 is the day you celebrate each year.