生
shēng
to give birth to; to bear
Every meaning
shēng
- to give birth to; to bear
- raw; uncooked
- to grow
- unripe
- (used before some adjectives) very (as in 生疼)
- (bound form) student (as in 学生)
- birthday (short for 生日)
- life; living
- to light (a fire)
- unfamiliar; strange
In a sentence
她去年生了一个女儿。
She gave birth to a daughter last year.
这块肉还是生的，再煮一会儿。
This meat is still raw; cook it a bit longer.
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In the Library
第一，豆腐要生小猫了，它要找一个又暖和、又安静、没有人的地方，还要有软软的东西。
钱阿姨说，猫要生小猫以前，常常吃得很多，走得很慢，喜欢躺着。
它不是胖 · It isn’t fat at all · HSK 3
儿子又生孙子，孙子又生儿子……子子孙孙，没有完的时候。
Words with 生
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).