衍
生

To give rise to in Chinese: 衍生 (yǎn shēng)

yǎn shēng

to give rise to

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to give rise to
  2. 2to derive
  3. 3derivative
  4. 4derivation

Stroke order

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衍
生

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个问题衍生出了很多新的麻烦。

    zhè ge wèn tí yǎn shēng chū le hěn duō xīn de má fán。

    This problem gave rise to many new troubles.

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Related words

生

shēng

to be born

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

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