生

To be born in Chinese: 生 (shēng)

shēng

to be born

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be born
  2. 2to give birth
  3. 3life
  4. 4to grow
  5. 5raw
  6. 6uncooked
  7. 7student

Stroke order

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生

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 生 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我妹妹是在冬天生的。

    wǒ mèi mei shì zài dōng tiān shēng de。

    My younger sister was born in winter.

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Related words

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

产生

chǎn shēng

to arise

花生

huā shēng

peanut

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