生命 Traditional form: 生命 Pinyin (reading): shēngmìng Definitions: life (as the characteristic of living beings) living being; creature (CL:個/个 (gè),條/条 (tiáo)) Characters: 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction Traditional characters: 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction