生日 shēngrì

    Meaning: “生” means “birth,” and “日” means “day.” The word means “birthday.”

    Examples:

    A：明天晚上你有时间吗？

    Míngtiān wǎnshang nǐ yǒu shíjiān ma？

    Do you have time tomorrow evening?

    B：有时间，怎么了？

    Yǒu shíjiān，zěnme le？

    Sure. What’s up?

    A：明晚来参加我的生日晚会吧！

    Míngwǎn lái cānjiā wǒ de shēngrì wǎnhuì ba！

    Please come to my birthday party!

    B：明天是你的生日？太好了！

    Míngtiān shì nǐ de shēngrì？Tài hǎo le！

    It is your birthday tomorrow? That’s great.

    A：祝你生日快乐！

    Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè！

    Happy birthday!

    B：谢谢！

    Xièxie！

    Thank you.

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