No. 4,680 in Chinese
生於
"Born in" or "born at."
In a sentence
我生於一個美麗的小鎮。
I was born in a beautiful small town.
In this sentence, '生於' means 'to be born in,' indicating one's birthplace.
許多偉大的思想家生於動盪的時代。
Many great thinkers were born in tumultuous times.
Here, '生於' is used metaphorically to mean 'born in' or 'originated from,' describing the time period of emergence.
這個問題生於管理不當。
This issue arises from mismanagement.
In this case, '生於' means 'arises from,' indicating the source or cause of the issue.
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