Skip to content

生 shēng

life, lifetime; birth; growth

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 1
Type
Ideograph
Made of 一土 ⿻一土

Memory hint:  A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土

✍️ Practise writing 生 Try it here ↓

Write it yourself

Draw each stroke in the box with your mouse or finger. Wrong strokes are shown in red; after two misses the next stroke is highlighted.

Stroke 1 of 5

Example sentences with 生

Show:

Tap any word to see its pinyin and meaning and add it to your Personal Deck. Press 🔊 to hear the sentence.

  1. 他是医生。
    Tā shì yīshēng.
    He is a doctor.
    he is doctor
  2. 你今天生病了吗？
    Nǐ jīntiān shēngbìng le ma?
    Are you sick today?
    you today get-sick (particle) (question)
  3. 生病了就多喝水吧。
    Shēngbìng le jiù duō hē shuǐ ba.
    If you're sick, drink more water.
    sick (particle) then more drink water (suggestion)
  4. 他不是学生，是老师。
    Tā bú shì xuésheng, shì lǎoshī.
    He isn't a student, he's a teacher.
    he not is student, is teacher
  5. 上个月他生病了，在家休息。
    Shàng ge yuè tā shēngbìng le, zài jiā xiūxi.
    Last month he got sick and rested at home.
    last (measure) month he get-sick (particle), at home rest

Words with 生 (40)