人生一世，草木一春
rén​shēng​yī​shì​cǎo​mù​yī​chūn

life is short

  1. 人生 rén​shēng noun
    human life
    life; one's time on earth or the experience of living a life
  2. 一世 yī​shì
    one's whole life
    one's entire lifetime; lifelong
  3. ， cǎo
    non-Chinese
  4. 草木 cǎo​mù
    vegetation
    grass and trees; plants in general
  5. 一 yī numeral
    one
    one; the number 1; single; alone
  6. 春 chūn
    year
    (literary) A year of one's life or time