shēng

生

to be born / life

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Words with 生

先生 xiān sheng teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) HSK 1
学生 xué sheng student; schoolchild HSK 1
医生 yī shēng doctor HSK 1
生日 shēng rì birthday HSK 1
女生 nǚ shēng schoolgirl; female student HSK 1
生气 shēng qì to get angry; to take offense HSK 1
男生 nán shēng schoolboy; male student HSK 1
生病 shēng bìng to fall ill HSK 1
大学生 dà xué shēng university student; college student HSK 1
小学生 xiǎo xué shēng primary school student; schoolchild HSK 1
中学生 zhōng xué shēng middle-school student; high school student HSK 1
生活 shēng huó to live; life HSK 2

Examples from your lessons

  • 我是学生。你是老师吗? I am a student. Are you a teacher? Lesson 1
  • 我是学生,我在学校学习。 I am a student; I study at school. Lesson 5
  • 你是老师还是学生? Are you a teacher or a student? Lesson 5
  • 我是学生。我在学习汉语。 I am a student. I am studying Chinese. Lesson 5
  • 你要去医院看医生。 You should go to the hospital to see a doctor. Lesson 11
  • 你要去医院看医生! You need to go to the hospital to see a doctor! Lesson 11

Character facts

Radical
生
Parts
一 + 土
Structure
Overlaid
Unicode
U+751F

Ideographic:  A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土