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[hibk]

I really like the wall scroll phrase of "life goes on"http://www.orientaloutpost.com/calligrapher.php?cname=Life%20Goes%20On&cimg=29983%2027963%2022312%2032380%2032396 I was wondering what each character means? I recognize the first one as life. but the last 2 characters are really throwing me off.
thanks!

[Gary]

You can find the original, but brief explanation here:
How to say "Life goes on" in Chinese

Here is the annotation:
生活 - shēng huó - life / activity
在 - zài - (located) at / in / exist
继续 - jì xù - to continue / to proceed with / to go on with
Note: This is some Chinese text above, which may be rendered as "text garbage" or empty boxes if your computer cannot handle it.

A simple dictionary annotation never really explains what the phrase is about.
The phrase literally means, "life (exists in a state of) continuing".

But the literal translation does not give you the comfort of a natural phrase composed in English.
This would naturally be translated in English as, "Life goes on".

I hope that gives you the info you were looking for.

Cheers,
-Gary.