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生

shēng

to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born

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Meanings of 生 in English

shēngHSK 4verbSyllabus #1646
  1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
  2. to arise; to occur
  3. to light (a fire)
  4. to live; to be alive
  5. life
  6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed
  7. unfamiliar; strange
  8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field
shēngHSK 4+ HSK 7–9adjective, adverbSyllabus #1647
  1. life
  2. raw; uncooked; unprocessed
  3. unfamiliar; strange
  4. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field
  5. (bound form) male role in traditional opera
  6. (bound form) life; lifetime
  7. (bound form) means of livelihood
  8. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2])

Example sentences

  1. 这对夫妇生了个儿子。
    zhè duì fū fù shēng le gè ér zi。
    The couple had a son.
    Tatoeba #335277 by fucongcong · #1499010 by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 湯姆和瑪麗都生在波士頓。
    tāng mǔ hé mǎ lì dōu shēng zài bō shì dùn。
    Tom and Mary were both born in Boston.
    Tatoeba #6094831 by verdastelo9604 · #2641142 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你在生汤姆的气吗？
    nǐ zài shēng tāng mǔ de qì ma？
    Are you angry with Tom?
    Tatoeba #4887670 by musclegirlxyp · #1495847 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 生

生病HSK 1先生HSK 1学生HSK 1医生HSK 1大学生HSK 1小学生HSK 1中学生HSK 1生日HSK 2出生HSK 3发生HSK 3

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences