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What does 生 mean in Chinese?

生 (shēng) means "to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 生?

生 is pronounced "shēng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 生?

生 is an HSK Level 2 word (HSK 2.0: Level 1, HSK 3.0: Level 2).

What words contain the character 生?

Common words with 生 include 中学生 (middle-school student), 一生 (all one's life), 互生 (alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)), 一年生 (annual (botany)), 中生代 (Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic 三疊紀|三叠纪, Jurassic 侏羅紀|侏罗纪 and Cretaceous 白堊紀|白垩纪)).

How do you write 生?

生 has 5 strokes. Its radical is 生. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

生 (shēng) — to be born | Chinese Dictionary

生

shēng

to be born; to give birth; life; to grow

HSK 2verb5 strokes

Character Breakdown

A sprout rising from the earth — life

Radical: 生 (no. 100)Strokes: 5

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Definitions

(verb) to be born
to give birth
life
to grow
raw
uncooked
student

Example Sentences

我的弟弟去年出生了。

Wǒ de dìdi qùnián chūshēng le

My younger brother was born last year

Words Containing 生

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
中学生	zhōng xué shēng	middle-school student	HSK 1
一生	yī shēng	all one's life	HSK 2
互生	hù shēng	alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)
一年生	yī nián shēng	annual (botany)
中生代	Zhōng shēng dài	Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic 三疊紀\|三叠纪, Jurassic 侏羅紀\|侏罗纪 and Cretaceous 白堊紀\|白垩纪)
二年生	èr nián shēng	biennial (botany)
互生叶	hù shēng yè	alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)
一生一世	yī shēng yī shì	a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟	qī qiào shēng yān	lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
三生有幸	sān shēng yǒu xìng	the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)

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Related Words

下世(xià shì)— to die

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生人(shēng rén)— stranger

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生老病死(shēng lǎo bìng sǐ)— lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die

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降生(jiàng shēng)— to be born

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Grammar Notes

Questions with 吗HSK 1

Statement + 吗？

Possessive 的HSK 1

Possessor + 的 + Noun

Number + Measure Word + NounHSK 1

Number + Measure Word + Noun

Because/So (因为...所以)HSK 2

因为 + Reason, 所以 + Result

More and More (越来越)HSK 2

Subject + 越来越 + Adjective/Verb + 了

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 1HSK 3.0: Level 2

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