shēng

to be born; to give birth

HSK 1

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • shēngto be born; to give birth; life

3Structure

Overlapping structure重叠结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

生还shēng huán

to return alive; to survive

今生jīn shēng

this life; this existence

九死一生jiǔ sǐ yī shēng

narrow escape from death

生活shēng huó

life; livelihood; to live

发生fā shēng

to happen; to occur

花生油huā shēng yóu

peanut oil

5Example Sentences

学生应该努力学习。

xué shēng yīng gāi nǔ lì xué xí。

Students should study hard.

他生病了,没来上课。

tā shēng bìng le, méi lái shàng kè。

He is sick and didn't come to class.

我的姐姐是大学生。

wǒ de jiě jiě shì dà xué shēng。

My older sister is a college student.

大学生每天都很忙。

dà xué shēng měi tiān dū hěn máng。

College students are busy every day.

Other Characters Pronounced “sheng”