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生 (shēng): to give birth, to produce, to grow

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 4verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
to give birth, to produce, to grow
Characters
1
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 4
Strokes
5
Radical
生
Structure
独体结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to grow
  • to give birth
  • to produce
  • to be born
  • to arise
  • to occur
  • to light (a fire)
  • to live
  • to be alive
  • life
  • raw
  • uncooked
  • unprocessed
  • unfamiliar
  • strange
  • (bound form) student
  • person engaged in a field
  • (bound form) male role in traditional opera
  • (bound form) life
  • lifetime
  • (bound form) means of livelihood
  • (bound form) very
  • intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2])
  • (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
  • to grow
  • to produce
  • to give birth
  • to be born
  • raw
  • uncooked
  • unprocessed
  • unfamiliar
  • strange
  • student
  • person engaged in a field (as in 医生)

Chinese explanation

  • 表示生长、产生或出生,如生根、生芽
  • 表示活着、生存,与死相对
  • 表示产生出、发生,如生病、生气
  • 表示生平、一辈子,如一生
  • 表示学习者或从事某种职业的人,如学生、医生
  • 表示食物没有煮熟,如生肉
  • 表示不熟悉、不熟练,如生疏、生手。

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Example sentences

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Spring has come, and the little grass has grown out.

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This kind of plant grows very fast.

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The seeds take root and sprout in the soil.

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Trees grow new leaves in spring.

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She gave birth to a boy.

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These apples are raw and cannot be eaten yet.

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He is a doctor.

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Don't open the door to strangers.

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Trees grow new leaves in spring.

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