生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born

1. 1.

   to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be bornverb

2. 2.

   raw; uncooked; unprocessedadjective

• 生to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born

See it in 生了一个孩子 and 是生的

1. HSK 1

   她去年生了一个孩子。

   Tā qùnián shēng le yí ge háizi.

   She gave birth to a child last year.

2. HSK 2

   这个肉是生的，不能吃。

   Zhège ròu shì shēng de, bù néng chī.

   This meat is raw; you can't eat it.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你姐姐生了吗？

   Nǐ jiějie shēng le ma?

   Has your sister given birth?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   生了，是个女孩儿。

   Shēng le, shì ge nǚháir.

   Yes, it's a girl.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   太好了！

   Tài hǎo le!

   That's great!

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我们明天去看她。

   Wǒmen míngtiān qù kàn tā.

   We're going to see her tomorrow.

1. 1.Fill in the blank (gave birth): 她去年___了一个孩子。 (She gave birth to a child last year.)

   A生B吃C写
2. 2.What does 这个肉是生的，不能吃。 mean?

   AThis meat is raw; you can't eat it.BThis meat is very good.CThis meat is too expensive.
3. 3.What does 你姐姐生了吗？ mean?

   AHas your sister given birth?BIs your sister busy?CHas your sister eaten?

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Related words

• 产生chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come aboutHSK 4
• 一生yì shēngall one's life; throughout one's lifeHSK 4
• 人生rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)HSK 4
• 生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings)HSK 4
• 生意shēng yibusinessHSK 4
• 出生chū shēngto be bornHSK 3

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