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生

shēng
HSK 1

“To grow” in Chinese is 生 (shēng).

Other characters with the syllable sheng: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
  • to arise; to occur
  • to light (a fire)
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  • to live; to be alive
  • life
  • raw; uncooked; unprocessed
  • unfamiliar; strange
  • bound formstudent; person engaged in a field
  • bound formmale role in traditional opera
  • bound formlife; lifetime
  • bound formmeans of livelihood
  • bound formvery; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2])
  • bound formin a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])

Example

这个班有15个男生和28个女生。

This class consists of 15 boys and 28 girls.

From 男生 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 生

男生nánshēngschoolboyHSK 1女生nǚshēngschoolgirlHSK 1生病shēngbìngto fall illHSK 1生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furiousHSK 1生日shēngrìbirthdayHSK 1先生xiānshengteacherHSK 1学生xuéshēngstudentHSK 1医生yīshēngdoctor; medical practitionerHSK 1

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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