shēng sheng

life; to be born; raw

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 34th character
Radical ⽣ (100.0)
Strokes 5
Index # 263

Definitions

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

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Words containing 生

Word Meaning
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic
stiff; harsh
raw meat
fresh ginger
to live without purpose
all one's life
Johnson & Johnson (company); Johnson (surname)
practice makes perfect
next life
teachers and students
full of vitality
to grow and multiply without end
birth certificate
junior high student
lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die
plankton
for fear that; so as not to; to avoid
to develop; to emerge and grow
bureau of hygiene; health office
pampered and spoiled since childhood
people's livelihood; people's welfare
to sulk; to seethe; to be pissed off (vulgar)
novice; new hand; sb new to a job
full of vitality