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shēng
生
to grow | to give birth | to get | living | vivid | unfamiliar | life | noun suffix (person)
生(shēng) appeared thousands of years ago. In the Oracle Bone script and Bronze script, 生 depicts grass growing from soil.
The original meaning of 生 is "to grow", and it has many other extended meanings, such as: to give birth, to get, living, vivid, unfamiliar and life. 生 also can be used as a noun suffix referring to person.
There are 34 words containing 生 in HSK level 1-6.
生(shēng) appeared thousands of years ago. In the Oracle Bone script and Bronze script, 生 depicts grass growing from soil.
The original meaning of 生 is "to grow", and it has many other extended meanings, such as: to give birth, to get, living, vivid, unfamiliar and life. 生 also can be used as a noun suffix referring to person.
There are 34 words containing 生 in HSK level 1-6.
1. xiānshēng 先生 (addressing) Mr. | Mister | sir 【HSK-1】
【先(forerunner, pioneer) + 生(used as a noun suffix referring to people)】
Gāngcái wǒ zài jiē shàng yù dàole zhāng xiānshēng.
刚才我在街上遇到了张先生。
I just met Mr. Zhang on the street.
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刚才我在街上遇到了张先生。
I just met Mr. Zhang on the street.
2. yīshēng 医生 doctor | surgeon 【HSK-1】
【医(doctor) + 生(used as a suffix referring to people)】
Tā shì zhège yīyuàn lǐ de yīshēng.
他是这个医院里的医生。
He is a doctor in this hospital.
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他是这个医院里的医生。
He is a doctor in this hospital.
3. xuéshēng 学生 student 【HSK-1】
【学(study, learn) + 生(used as a noun suffix referring to people)】
Xuéshēngmen zhèngzài kǎoshì.
学生们正在考试。
The students are taking the exam.
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学生们正在考试。
The students are taking the exam.
4. yánjiūshēng 研究生 postgraduate 【HSK-4】
【研究(research) + 生(used as a noun suffix referring to people)】
Zhè suǒ dàxué hái tígōng yánjiūshēng kèchéng.
这所大学还提供研究生课程。
The university also offers postgraduate programs.
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这所大学还提供研究生课程。
The university also offers postgraduate programs.
5. rénshēng 人生 life 【HSK-5】
【人(people) + 生(lifetime)】
Nǐ yīnggāi wèi zìjǐ de rénshēng zuò yīxiē shìqíng.
你应该为自己的人生做一些事情。
You should do something for your life.
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你应该为自己的人生做一些事情。
You should do something for your life.
6. huāshēng 花生 peanut 【HSK-5】
【花(flower) + 生(grow)】
Wǒ kěyǐ yào yīxiē huāshēng ma?
我可以要一些花生吗?
Could I have some peanuts?
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我可以要一些花生吗?
Could I have some peanuts?
7. chūshēng 出生 be born 【HSK-4】
【出(grow) + 生(give birth to, bear)】
Tā chūshēng yú 2019 nián.
她出生于 2019年。
She was born in 2019.
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她出生于 2019年。
She was born in 2019.
8. fāshēng 发生 take place | happen 【HSK-4】
【发(occur, take place) + 生(happen)】
Zhè dàodǐ shì zěnme fāshēng de?
这到底是怎么发生的?
How on earth did this happen?
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这到底是怎么发生的?
How on earth did this happen?
9. dànshēng 诞生 birth | be born | come into the world | emerge 【HSK-6】
【诞(give birth) + 生(be born)】
Chǎnpǐn yě huì jīnglì cóng dànshēng, chéngzhǎng dào sǐwáng de guòchéng.
产品也会经历从诞生、成长到死亡的过程。
Products also experience the process from birth, growth to death.
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产品也会经历从诞生、成长到死亡的过程。
Products also experience the process from birth, growth to death.
10. chǎnshēng 产生 produce | generate | yield 【HSK-4】
【产(produce) + 生(produce)】
Nǐ zhīdào shēngyīn shì zěnyàng chǎnshēng de ma?
你知道声音是怎样产生的吗?
Do you know how the sound is produced?
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你知道声音是怎样产生的吗?
Do you know how the sound is produced?
11. mòshēng 陌生 strange | unfamiliar | inexperienced 【HSK-5】
【陌(unfamiliar) + 生(strange)】
Zhège chéngshì duì wǒ lái shuō hěn mòshēng.
这个城市对我来说很陌生。
The city is quite strange to me.
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这个城市对我来说很陌生。
The city is quite strange to me.
12. tiānshēng 天生 born | inborn | inherent | innate 【HSK-6】
【天(natural) + 生(inborn)】
Yǒuyì díquè shì rénlèi tiānshēng de yuànwàng.
友谊的确是人类天生的愿望。
Friendship is indeed an inborn desire of mankind.
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友谊的确是人类天生的愿望。
Friendship is indeed an inborn desire of mankind.
13. shēngzhǎng 生长 grow | develop 【HSK-5】
【生(to grow) + 长(to grow)】
Zhè zhòng zhíwù zhǐ shēngzhǎng zài rèdài dìqū.
这种植物只生长在热带地区。
This plant only grows in the tropics.
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这种植物只生长在热带地区。
This plant only grows in the tropics.
14. shēngrì 生日 birthday 【HSK-2】
【生(birth) + 日(day)】
Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
祝你生日快乐!
Happy birthday to you!
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祝你生日快乐!
Happy birthday to you!
15. shēngyù 生育 give birth to | bear 【HSK-6】
【生(give birth to) + 育(bring up, rear)】
Hěnduō guójiā de shēngyù lǜ zài xiàjiàng.
很多国家的生育率在下降。
Fertility rates are declining in many countries.
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很多国家的生育率在下降。
Fertility rates are declining in many countries.
16. shēngmìng 生命 life 【HSK-4】
【生(living) + 命(life)】
Shēngmìng zàiyú yùndòng.
生命在于运动。
Life lies in movement.
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生命在于运动。
Life lies in movement.
17. shēnghuó 生活 life | livelihood 【HSK-4】
【生(live) + 活(life)】
Tā gēnjù tā zìjǐ de shēnghuó xiěle zhè běn shū.
他根据他自己的生活写了这本书。
He wrote this book based on his own life.
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他根据他自己的生活写了这本书。
He wrote this book based on his own life.
18. shēngcún 生存 survive | exist | subsist 【HSK-6】
【生(live) + 存(exist)】
Méiyǒu kòngqì, rén bùnéng shēngcún.
没有空气,人不能生存。
Humans cannot live without air.
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没有空气,人不能生存。
Humans cannot live without air.
19. shēngchǎn 生产 production | manufacture | parturition 【HSK-5】
【生(produce) + 产(produce)】
Suǒyǒu de shēngchǎn dōu shì wú jìhuà de.
所有的生产都是无计划的。
All of production is unplanned.
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所有的生产都是无计划的。
All of production is unplanned.
20. shēnglǐ 生理 physiology 【HSK-6】
【生(physio-, life) + 理(-logy, theory)】
Yālì huì duì nǐ chǎnshēng shēnglǐ hé xīnlǐ yǐngxiǎng.
压力会对你产生生理和心理影响。
Stress can have physiological and psychological effects on you.
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压力会对你产生生理和心理影响。
Stress can have physiological and psychological effects on you.
21. shēngbìng 生病 fall ill | get sick | be taken ill 【HSK-2】
【生(get, have)+(...)+病(illness) | As a separable verb, 生病 can have other words in between.】
Nǐ shēngle shénme bìng?
你生了什么病?
What illness do you have?
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你生了什么病?
What illness do you have?
22. shēngxiù 生锈 get rusty | rust | rustiness | rusting | corrosion 【HSK-6】
【生(get, have) + 锈(rust)】
Tiě zhìpǐn hěn róngyì shēngxiù.
铁制品很容易生锈。
Iron products are easy to rust.
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铁制品很容易生锈。
Iron products are easy to rust.
23. shēngqì 生气 be angry | take offence | be offended 【HSK-3】
【生(generate)+(...)+气(angry) | As a separable verb, 生气 can have other words in between.】
Yīnwèi tā zǒngshì chídào, wǒ hěn shēng tā de qì.
因为他总是迟到,我很生他的气。
I am very angry with him, because he is always late,
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因为他总是迟到,我很生他的气。
I am very angry with him, because he is always late,
24. shēngyi 生意 business | trade 【HSK-4】
【生(generate) + 意(thought, idea)】
Zuìjìn wǒmen de shēngyi hěn huǒ.
最近我们的生意很火。
Our business has become very prosperous lately.
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最近我们的生意很火。
Our business has become very prosperous lately.
25. shēngdòng 生动 lively | vivid 【HSK-5】
【生(vivid) + 动(active)】
Tā de jiàoxué fāngshì fēicháng shēngdòng.
他的教学方式非常生动。
His teaching methods are very lively.
Tā shēngdòng de biǎoyǎnle zhège juésè.
她生动地表演了这个角色。
She performed the role vividly.
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他的教学方式非常生动。
His teaching methods are very lively.
Tā shēngdòng de biǎoyǎnle zhège juésè.
她生动地表演了这个角色。
She performed the role vividly.
26. shēngshū 生疏 unfamiliar | have less contact 【HSK-6】
【生(unfamiliar) + 疏(unfamiliar)】
Rúguǒ zài shēngshū de chéngshì mílùle, nǐ gāi zěnme bàn?
如果在生疏的城市迷路了,你该怎么办?
What would you do if you got lost in an unfamiliar city?
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如果在生疏的城市迷路了,你该怎么办?
What would you do if you got lost in an unfamiliar city?
27. shēngtài 生态 ecology 【HSK-6】
【生(living things) + 态(condition)】
Wǒ zhīchí bǎohù yěshēng shēngtài de rénmen.
我支持保护野生生态的人们。
I support people who protect wild ecology.
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我支持保护野生生态的人们。
I support people who protect wild ecology.
28. shēngjī 生机 vitality 【HSK-6】
【生(life) + 机(organic)】
Zhège jìjié chōngmǎn shēngjī.
这个季节充满生机。
This season is full of vitality.
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这个季节充满生机。
This season is full of vitality.
29. shēngwù 生物 living things | organism 【HSK-6】
【生(living) + 物(things)】
Kōngqì duì yīqiè shēngwù dōu shì bì bù kě shǎo de.
空气对一切生物都是必不可少的。
Air is essential to all living things.
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空气对一切生物都是必不可少的。
Air is essential to all living things.
30. shēngxiào 生肖 zodiac | twelve Chinese zodiac signs 【HSK-6】
【生(animal) + 肖(resemble)】
Shé shì shí'èr shēngxiào zhōng wéiyī de lěngxuè dòngwù.
蛇是十二生肖中唯一的冷血动物。
The snake is the only cold-blooded animal in the Chinese zodiac.
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蛇是十二生肖中唯一的冷血动物。
The snake is the only cold-blooded animal in the Chinese zodiac.
31. shēngxiào 生效 take effect | go into effect | come into force 【HSK-6】
【生(bring up) + 效(effect)】
Zhèxiē cuòshī cóng xīngqíliù kāishǐ shēngxiào.
这些措施从星期六开始生效。
The measures goes into effect on Saturday.
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这些措施从星期六开始生效。
The measures goes into effect on Saturday.
32. wèishēngjiān 卫生间 bathroom | lavatory | toilet 【HSK-4】
【卫生(sanitation) + 间(place)】
Wǒ qù wèishēngjiān xǐle liǎn.
我去卫生间洗了脸。
I went to the bathroom and washed my face.
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我去卫生间洗了脸。
I went to the bathroom and washed my face.
33. wéishēngsù 维生素 vitamin 【HSK-6】
【维生(sustain life) + 素(element)】
Shūcài hé shuǐguǒ hányǒu hěnduō wéishēngsù.
蔬菜和水果含有很多维生素。
Vegetables and fruits contain many vitamins.
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蔬菜和水果含有很多维生素。
Vegetables and fruits contain many vitamins.
34. zìlìgēngshēng 自力更生 self-reliance | self-dependence 【HSK-6】
【自(self) + 力(strive) + 更生(revive, regenerate)】
Zìlìgēngshēng bìng bùshì jùjué wàijiè de yīqiè.
自力更生并不是拒绝外界的一切。
Self-reliance is not to reject everything from outside.
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自力更生并不是拒绝外界的一切。
Self-reliance is not to reject everything from outside.