cán
shēng

literary

Meaning of 残生

残生 means remaining years of one's life; one's final years; life that has been narrowly preserved; survival after catastrophe. Pronounced cán shēng.

  • remaining years of one's life; one's final years
  • life that has been narrowly preserved; survival after catastrophe

Definitions & Examples

kàn
tòu
hóng
chén
 
zhǐ
xiǎng
píng
jìng
de
guò
cán
shēng
 

He has seen through the vanity of the world and only wants to spend his remaining years in peace.

Lǎo
rén
wéi
de
yuàn
wàng
jiù
shì
ér
sūn
men
ān
cán
shēng
 

The old man's only wish is to spend the rest of his life peacefully with his children and grandchildren.

Zhè
wèi
gōng
xūn
lǎo
jiàng
jué
dìng
guī
yǐn
tián
yuán
 
liǎo
cán
shēng
 

This meritorious veteran decided to retire to the countryside to end his remaining days.