How to pronounce sheng ri (生日) in Chinese
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生日
shēng rì
Characters & meanings
to be born; life; raw
abbr. for 本, Japan
Common mistake
High + falling (1-4): level shēng, then rì — one of Mandarin's hardest syllables: a falling, buzzy retroflex vowel with the r-curl held throughout, never "ree".
Example sentence
祝你生日快乐！
Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
Happy birthday to you!
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