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生 shēng
The Chinese character 生 is read shēng and means "to grow". It is written with 5 strokes. It first appears at HSK 1 and is used in 12 words in this course.
- Pinyin
- shēng
- Meaning
- to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light
- Strokes
- 5
- Level
- HSK 1
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Words that use 生
- 学生 xuéshēng · student
- 医生 yīshēng · doctor
- 生气 shēngqì · to get angry
- 先生 xiānsheng · teacher
- 生日 shēngrì · birthday
- 生病 shēngbìng · to fall ill
- 男生 nánshēng · schoolboy
- 女生 nǚshēng · schoolgirl
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng · university student
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng · primary school student
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng · middle-school student
- 生 shēng · to grow