HSK C1/W1/V2/V3
Correct
生
/ shēng /
Strokes
Definition
to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
Example
As a Verb
grow
1
Zhèzhǒng
这种
zhíwù
植物
shēng
生
zài
在
hándài
寒带
。
This plant grows in frigid zone.
2
Zhèkuài
这块
dì
地
zhī
只
shēng
生
yěcǎo
野草
,
bù
不
cháng
长
zhuāngjia
庄稼
。
No crops but grass can grow on this piece of land.
As a Verb
give birth to; bear; produce
3
Tā
她
gěi
给
tā
他
shēng
生
le
了
hǎojǐ
好几
gè
个
háizi
孩子
。
She has borne him several children.
4
Tāmen
他们
shēng
生
le
了
liǎng
两
gè
个
háizi
孩子
。
Two children were born to them.
5
Shēng
生
háizi
孩子
give birth to a baby; have a baby
As a Verb
be born; come into being/existence
6
Tā
他
shēng
生
zài
在
měiguó
美国
,
cháng
长
zài
在
zhōngguó
中国
。
He was born in America and bred up in China.
7
Shēngyú
生于
pínkùn
贫困
de
的
jiātíng
家庭
be born into a poor family
As a Noun
intellectual; scholar
As a Noun
pupil; student
As a Noun
sheng ［a male role in traditional Chinese opera, one of the four main roles］
As a Noun
people taking up certain jobs as their occupation
As a Verb
breed; bear; beget; create; cause
As a Verb
light (a fire)
As a Verb
live; exist
As a Noun
life
As an Adjective
alive; living
As a Noun
(all) one's life; life time
As a Noun
means to maintain life; (means of) livelihood
As an Adjective
green; unripe; raw; uncooked
As an Adjective
crude; unprocessed; unrefined
As an Adjective
strange; unfamiliar; unacquainted
As a Noun
stranger
As an Adjective
stiff; mechanical
As an Adverb
just; simply; actually
As an Adverb
［used before certain words indicating feeling or perception］ very; much