生涩 生澀
生涩 生澀 shēng sè ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ sang1 gip3
- unripe
- tart
- not fully proficient
- somewhat shaky
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生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
涩 澀
- 干涩 乾澀 gān sè ㄍㄢ ㄙㄜˋ gon1 gip3 dry and rough (skin)
- 冷涩 冷澀 lěng sè ㄌㄥˇ ㄙㄜˋ laang5 gip3 cold and sluggish
- 拙涩 拙澀 zhuō sè ㄓㄨㄛ ㄙㄜˋ zyut3 gip3 clumsy and incomprehensible
- 晦涩 晦澀 huì sè ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄜˋ fui3 sap1 difficult to understand
- 涩味 澀味 sè wèi ㄙㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ gip3 mei6 acerbic (taste)
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- 涩脉 澀脈 sè mài ㄙㄜˋ ㄇㄞˋ gip3 mak6 sluggish pulse
- 羞涩 羞澀 xiū sè ㄒㄧㄡ ㄙㄜˋ sau1 saap3 shy; bashful
- 脱涩 脫澀 tuō sè ㄊㄨㄛ ㄙㄜˋ tyut3 gip3 to remove astringent taste
- 苦涩 苦澀 kǔ sè ㄎㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ fu2 gip3 bitter and astringent
- 讷涩 訥澀 nè sè ㄋㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ neot6 gip3 clumsy in speech
- 蹇涩 蹇澀 jiǎn sè ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ gin2 gip3 awkward
- 酸涩 酸澀 suān sè ㄙㄨㄢ ㄙㄜˋ syun1 gip3 sour
- 青涩 青澀 qīng sè ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄜˋ cing1 gip3 underripe
- 咸涩 鹹澀 xián sè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ haam4 gip3 salty and bitter
- 囊中羞涩 囊中羞澀 náng zhōng xiū sè ㄋㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄙㄜˋ nong4 zung1 sau1 gip3 to be embarrassingly short of money
- 艰深晦涩 艱深晦澀 jiān shēn huì sè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄜˋ gaan1 sam1 fui3 gip3 abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
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- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 长生久视 長生久視 cháng shēng jiǔ shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 齿颊生香 齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ci2 gaap3 sang1 hoeng1 lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
- 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4 scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar