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shēng
Main
English Definitionto be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
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Pinyinshēng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping)saang1
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2,3 TOCFL=5,6

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Words With Same Head Word    
生日shēngrìbirthday
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
生气shēngqìto get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness
生活shēnghuólife; activity; to live; livelihood
生意shēngyìlife force; vitality
Words With Same Tail Word    
医生yīshēngdoctor
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student; girl
男生nánshēngschoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)
发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
大学生dàxué shēnguniversity student; college student
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