shēng sheng

life, living, lifetime; birth

DEFINITIONS

生 shēng
  • to be born
  • to give birth
  • life
  • to grow
  • raw
  • uncooked
  • student

STROKES

WORDS

物 jì shēng wù parasite
xiě shēng to sketch from nature; to do a still life drawing
shū shēng scholar; intellectual; egghead
shuǐ shēng aquatic (plant, animal)
pài shēng to produce (from sth else); to derive (from raw material); derivative
出 shēng chū to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce
擒 shēng qín to capture alive
殖腺 shēng zhí xiàn reproductive gland; gonad; sex organ
源 shēng yuán supply of students; source of students
物圈 shēng wù quān biosphere; ecosphere
物界 shēng wù jiè biosphere; natural world
疼 shēng téng extremely painful
辰 shēng chén birthday
qīng shēng a suicide; to commit suicide
mén shēng disciple; student (of a famous master)
休养息 xiū yǎng shēng xī to recover; to recuperate
cuī shēng to induce labor; to expedite childbirth
分子物学 fēn zǐ shēng wù xué molecular biology
多年 duō nián shēng perennial (of plants)
易卜 yì bǔ shēng Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian dramatist, author of Doll's House 玩偶之家
水 shēng shuǐ unboiled water
辉 shēng huī to dazzle; to brighten up (a room etc)
铁 shēng tiě pig iron
节外枝 jié wài shēng zhī a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
绝处逢 jué chǔ féng shēng to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger; fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation; to find a way out of a predicament