shēng sheng

life, living, lifetime; birth

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

置之死地而后 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger; fig. to find a way out of an impasse
lǎo shēng venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera)
赤脚医 chì jiǎo yī shēng barefoot doctor; farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
险象环 xiǎn xiàng huán shēng dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
之道 yǎng shēng zhī dào the way of maintaining good health
七窍烟 qī qiào shēng yān lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom); fig. to seethe with anger
yōu shēng eugenics; outstanding student
学 yōu shēng xué eugenics
率 chū shēng lǜ birthrate
zī shēng to multiply; to breed
望而畏 wàng ér shēng wèi intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring; terrifying; overwhelming
cì shēng derivative; secondary; sub-
态学 shēng tài xué ecology
涩 shēng sè unripe; tart; not fully proficient; somewhat shaky
产率 shēng chǎn lǜ productivity; efficiency of production
产者 shēng chǎn zhě producer (of goods, commodities or farm produce etc); manufacturer; (biology) autotroph
石灰 shēng shí huī calcium oxide CaO; quicklime
育率 shēng yù lǜ birth rate
词 shēng cí new word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied; CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
肄业 yì yè shēng dropout student
艾迪 ài dí shēng Addison (name); Addison, city in United States
防疫 wèi shēng fáng yì epidemic-prevention
产 zài shēng chǎn to reproduce; reproduction
别开面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path; to break fresh ground
寄宿 jì sù shēng boarder