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生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
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A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土
HSK 1
5 strokes
Very Common (1%)
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Words Using 生 (793)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
先生
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xiānsheng
teacher / husband / doctor (dialect) / CL:[[位<wèi>]]
1
xiānsheng
先生
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HSK 1
teacher / husband / doctor (dialect) / CL:[[位<wèi>]]
先生
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xiānsheng
Mister (Mr.)
1
xiānsheng
先生
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HSK 1
Mister (Mr.)
学生
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xuésheng
student / schoolchild
1
xuésheng
学生
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HSK 1
student / schoolchild
医生
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yīshēng
doctor / CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[位<wèi>]], [[名<míng>]]
1
yīshēng
医生
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HSK 1
doctor / CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[位<wèi>]], [[名<míng>]]
生日
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shēngrì
birthday / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
2
shēngrì
生日
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HSK 2
birthday / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
生病
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shēngbìng
to fall ill
2
shēngbìng
生病
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HSK 2
to fall ill
生气
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shēngqì
to get angry / to take offense / angry / vitality / liveliness
3
shēngqì
生气
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HSK 3
to get angry / to take offense / angry / vitality / liveliness
生活
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shēnghuó
life / activity / to live / livelihood
4
shēnghuó
生活
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HSK 4
life / activity / to live / livelihood
生命
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shēngmìng
life / living / biological / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
4
shēngmìng
生命
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HSK 4
life / living / biological / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
生意
↗
shēngyi
business / CL:[[筆|笔<bǐ>]]
4
shēngyi
生意
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HSK 4
business / CL:[[筆|笔<bǐ>]]