生 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

生 English definition

shēng

  • to be born
  • to give birth
  • life
  • to grow
  • raw
  • uncooked
  • student

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3];
  • : gallon; quart;
  • : voice; sound; tone; noise; classifier for sounds;
  • : rising of water;
  • : domestic animal; sacrificial animal;
  • : sister's son; nephew;
  • : free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd;
  • : stoat; weasel;
  • 𢦑 : Wu

Sentences examples with 生

  • 习先生怎么样不这儿了?
    Xí xiānshēng zěnme yàng bù zhè'erle?
  • 那些学生不听老师。
    Nàxiē xuéshēng bù tīng lǎoshī.
  • 我的医生是一个好人。
    Wǒ de yīshēng shì yīgè hǎorén.
  • 我爸爸是医生。
    Wǒ bàba shì yīshēng.
  • 我不是学生。
    Wǒ bùshì xuéshēng.

Words containing 生, by HSK level