生

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生 shēng ㄕㄥ saang1 HSK 2 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3 高階級 · Level 4

to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
to arise; to occur
to light (a fire)
to live; to be alive
life
raw; uncooked; unprocessed
unfamiliar; strange
(bound form) student; person engaged in a field
(bound form) male role in traditional opera
(bound form) life; lifetime
(bound form) means of livelihood
(bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 shēng téng ㄕㄥㄊㄥˊ )
(bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 shēng lā yìng zhuài ㄕㄥㄌㄚㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄞˋ )

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 生 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Example sentences

生活 ( shēng huó sang1 wut6 )。

My life.
别別 ( bié bit6 ) 生气生氣 ( shēng qì saang1 hei3 )。

Don't get angry.
生日快乐生日快樂 ( shēng rì kuài lè saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6 )！

Happy birthday to you!
他 ( tā taa1 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 医生醫生 ( yī shēng ji1 sang1 )。

He is a doctor.
熟能生巧 ( shú néng shēng qiǎo suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2 )。

Practice makes perfect.

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