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Definition

1. to be born
2. to give birth
3. to bear
4. life
5. phonetic component
6. radical (Kang Xi 100)
7. alive
8. to generate
9. to get
10. to grow
11. to light (a fire)
12. raw
13. uncooked
14. very
15. student
16. pupil

Character Decomposition

生 = ？ + ？

Compounds (15)

性 xìng nature; character; characteristic; property; quality; trait; attribute; sex (also suffix forming adjective from verb/suffix (designating a specific quality, property, scope, etc., close to -ness or -ity in English) 星 xīng star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount 胜 shèng victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task) 姓 xìng to be surnamed; family name; surname; name; last name 隆 lōng sound of drums 隆 lóng grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge 笙 shēng free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd 旌 jīng banner; make manifest 牲 shēng domestic animal; sacrificial animal 甥 shēng sister's son; nephew 眚 shěng cataract of the eye; error 泩 shēng rising of water 甡 shēn multitude; crowd 嬔 fù baby rabbit 鼪 shēng stoat; weasel

Related words (622)

生下 shēng xià to give birth (to) 生丝 shēng sī raw silk 生产 shēng chǎn to produce; to manufacture; to give birth (to a child) 生人 shēng rén stranger; living person; to give birth; to be born (in a certain time or place) 生僻 shēng pì unfamiliar; rarely seen 生光 shēng guāng to emit light 生养 shēng yǎng to bring up (children); to raise; to bear 生冷 shēng lěng uncooked food; raw (food); cold food 生出 shēng chū to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce 生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life; while living 生动 shēng dòng vivid; lively 生化 shēng huà biochemistry 生厌 shēng yàn to disgust; to pall; fed up; tedious; cloying; boring; irritating 生发 shēng fā to emerge and grow; to develop 生员 shēng yuán scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times) 生命 shēng mìng life; living 生啤 shēng pí draft beer; unpasteurized beer 生土 shēng tǔ (agr.) immature soil; virgin soil 生境 shēng jìng habitat 生姜 shēng jiāng fresh ginger 生子 shēng zǐ to give birth to a child or children 生字 shēng zì new character (in textbook); character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied 生存 shēng cún to exist; to survive 生就 shēng jiù to be born with; to be gifted with 生平 shēng píng life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life 生态 shēng tài ecology 生怕 shēng pà to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to 生性 shēng xìng natural disposition 生息 shēng xī to inhabit; to live (in a habitat) 生意 shēng yi business 生意 shēng yì life force; vitality 生愿 shēng yuàn desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā); craving for rebirth 生成 shēng chéng to generate; to produce; generated; produced 生手 shēng shǒu novice; new hand; sb new to a job 生技 shēng jì biotechnology; abbr. for 生物技術|生物技术; (Tw) abbr. for 生物科技 生抽 shēng chōu light soy sauce 生擒 shēng qín to capture alive 生效 shēng xiào to take effect; to go into effect 生日 shēng rì birthday 生机 shēng jī opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality 生来 shēng lái from birth; by one's nature 生死 shēng sǐ life or death 生殖 shēng zhí to reproduce; to flourish 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother 生气 shēng qì angry; to get angry; mad; to get mad; to be angry 生水 shēng shuǐ unboiled water 生活 shēng huó (daily) life; activity; to live 生涩 shēng sè unripe; tart; not fully proficient; somewhat shaky 生涯 shēng yá career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life 生源 shēng yuán supply of students; source of students 生漆 shēng qī raw lacquer 生火 shēng huǒ firing; to make a fire; to start a fire; to light a fire 生灭 shēng miè life and death 生灵 shēng líng (literary) the people; living thing; creature 生热 shēng rè to generate heat 生煎 shēng jiān fried bun; fried baozi; pan-fried bun (filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty); pan-fried bun stuffed with pork; pan-fried baozi stuffed with pork 生父 shēng fù biological father 生物 shēng wù organism; creature; living creature; life form; biological 生猛 shēng měng full of life; violent; brave; fresh (of seafood) 生理 shēng lǐ physiology 生畏 shēng wèi to feel intimidated 生番 shēng fān barbarian; aboriginal savage 生疏 shēng shū unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed 生疼 shēng téng extremely painful 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill; to be ill; to fall sick; to be sick; to get sick 生皮 shēng pí pelt; raw hide 生硬 shēng yìng stiff; harsh 生米 shēng mǐ coarse rice; uncooked rice 生粉 shēng fěn cornflour; starch powder (cooking) 生肉 shēng ròu raw meat 生肖 shēng xiào zodiac sign; animal from the Chinese zodiac 生育 shēng yù to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children) 生苔 shēng tái mossy 生药 shēng yào unprocessed medicinal herb 生菜 shēng cài lettuce; raw fresh vegetables; greens 生计 shēng jì livelihood 生词 shēng cí new word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied 生财 shēng cái to make money 生路 shēng lù a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament 生辉 shēng huī to dazzle; to brighten up (a room etc) 生辰 shēng chén birthday 生还 shēng huán to return alive; to survive 生造 shēng zào to coin (words or expressions) 生铁 shēng tiě pig iron 生锈 shēng xiù to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization 生长 shēng zhǎng to grow 生产力 shēng chǎn lì production capability; productive force; productivity 生产率 shēng chǎn lǜ productivity; efficiency of production 生产线 shēng chǎn xiàn assembly line; production line 生产者 shēng chǎn zhě producer (of goods, commodities or farm produce etc); manufacturer; (biology) autotroph 生产队 shēng chǎn duì production team 生化学 shēng huà xué biochemistry 生卒年 shēng zú nián dates of birth and death (of historical figure) 生发剂 shēng fà jì hair restorer; hair regrowth tonic 生命力 shēng mìng lì vitality 生命线 shēng mìng xiàn lifeline 生啤酒 shēng pí jiǔ draft beer; unpasteurized beer 生奶油 shēng nǎi yóu cream; whipped cream 生姜丝 shēng jiāng sī shredded ginger 生态圈 shēng tài quān ecosphere 生态学 shēng tài xué ecology 生意经 shēng yi jīng knack of doing business; business sense 生成树 shēng chéng shù spanning tree (in graph theory) 生日卡 shēng rì kǎ birthday card 生有权 shēng yǒu quán birthright 生殖力 shēng zhí lì fertility 生殖器 shēng zhí qì reproductive organ; genitals 生殖腺 shēng zhí xiàn reproductive gland; gonad; sex organ 生殖轮 shēng zhí lún svādhisthāna or svadhisthana, the navel or libido chakra 查克拉, residing in the genitals 生活费 shēng huó fèi cost of living; living expenses; alimony 生活馆 shēng huó guǎn living museum 生煎包 shēng jiān bāo pan-fried dumpling 生父母 shēng fù mǔ biological parents; natural parents 生物体 shēng wù tǐ organism 生物圈 shēng wù quān biosphere; ecosphere 生物学 shēng wù xué biology 生物性 shēng wù xìng biological 生物战 shēng wù zhàn germ warfare; biological warfare 生物界 shēng wù jiè biosphere; natural world 生物碱 shēng wù jiǎn alkaloid 生物群 shēng wù qún biota; ecological community; fossil assemblage 生物能 shēng wù néng bio-energy 生物质 shēng wù zhì biomass 生物量 shēng wù liàng biomass 生物钟 shēng wù zhōng biological clock 生物链 shēng wù liàn food chain 生理假 shēng lǐ jià menstrual leave (Tw) 生理学 shēng lǐ xué physiology 生理性 shēng lǐ xìng physiological 生石灰 shēng shí huī calcium oxide CaO; quicklime 生石膏 shēng shí gāo gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster 生粉水 shēng fěn shuǐ starch solution (cooking) 生育率 shēng yù lǜ birth rate 生词本 shēng cí běn vocabulary notebook 生词语 shēng cí yǔ vocabulary words (in language-learning books); new or unfamiliar words 生还者 shēng huán zhě survivor 生长率 shēng zhǎng lǜ growth rate 生长素 shēng zhǎng sù auxin (plant growth hormone) 生闷气 shēng mèn qì to seethe; to sulk; to be pissed off (vulgar) 生面团 shēng miàn tuán dough 生鱼片 shēng yú piàn sashimi 生产企业 shēng chǎn qǐ yè manufacturer 生产关系 shēng chǎn guān xì relations between levels of production; socio-economic relations 生产劳动 shēng chǎn láo dòng productive labor 生产单位 shēng chǎn dān wèi production unit 生产总值 shēng chǎn zǒng zhí gross domestic production (GDP); total output value 生产成本 shēng chǎn chéng běn production costs 生产能力 shēng chǎn néng lì manufacturing ability; production capacity 生产要素 shēng chǎn yào sù factors of production 生产设施 shēng chǎn shè shī production facility 生产资料 shēng chǎn zī liào means of production 生儿育女 shēng ér yù nǚ to bear and raise children 生化武器 shēng huà wǔ qì biological weapon 生卒年月 shēng zú nián yuè dates of birth and death (of historical figure) 生命周期 shēng mìng zhōu qī life cycle 生命征象 shēng mìng zhēng xiàng vital signs 生命科学 shēng mìng kē xué life sciences 生命迹象 shēng mìng jì xiàng sign of life 生存农业 shēng cún nóng yè subsistence farming; subsistence agriculture 生存环境 shēng cún huán jìng habitat; living environment 生平事迹 shēng píng shì jì lifetime achievements 生平简介 shēng píng jiǎn jiè biographic sketch 生态孤岛 shēng tài gū dǎo insularization (as a threat to biodiversity) 生态学家 shēng tài xué jiā ecologist 生态旅游 shēng tài lǚ yóu ecotourism 生态系统 shēng tài xì tǒng ecosystem 生态足迹 shēng tài zú jì ecological footprint 生意兴隆 shēng yì xīng lóng thriving and prosperous business or trade 生意盎然 shēng yì àng rán see 生机盎然 生技医药 shēng jì yī yào biopharmaceutical; drug produced by biotechnology 生拉硬拽 shēng lā yìng zhuài to drag sb along against his will; to draw a forced analogy 生日蛋糕 shēng rì dàn gāo birthday cake 生日贺卡 shēng rì hè kǎ birthday card 生机勃勃 shēng jī bó bó full of vitality 生机盎然 shēng jī àng rán full of life; exuberant 生杀大权 shēng shā dà quán life-and-death power; ultimate power 生死关头 shēng sǐ guān tóu the critical moment; life and death crisis 生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death 生死攸关 shēng sǐ yōu guān matter of life and death 生殖器官 shēng zhí qì guān reproductive organ 生殖系统 shēng zhí xì tǒng reproductive system 生殖细胞 shēng zhí xì bāo gamete 生气勃勃 shēng qì bó bó full of vitality 生气盎然 shēng qì àng rán see see 生機盎然|生机盎然[sheng1 yi4 ang4 ran2] 生活作风 shēng huó zuò fēng behavior; conduct 生活垃圾 shēng huó lā jī domestic garbage 生活方式 shēng huó fāng shì way of life; mode of life; lifestyle 生活水平 shēng huó shuǐ píng living standards; standard of living 生活污水 shēng huó wū shuǐ domestic sewage 生活美学 shēng huó měi xué appreciation of the finer things in life 生活设施 shēng huó shè shī living facilities 生活质料 shēng huó zhì liào consumer goods 生活资料 shēng huó zī liào consumer goods; means of livelihood; means of subsistence; documents relating to sb's life 生活阔绰 shēng huó kuò chuò a flashy lifestyle; to live it up 生物制剂 shēng wù zhì jì biological product 生物制品 shēng wù zhì pǐn biological product 生物力学 shēng wù lì xué biomechanics 生物化学 shēng wù huà xué biochemistry 生物媒介 shēng wù méi jiè biological vector 生物学家 shēng wù xué jiā biologist 生物工程 shēng wù gōng chéng bioengineering; genetic engineering 生物弹药 shēng wù dàn yào biological ammunition 生物战剂 shēng wù zhàn jì biological agent; biological warfare agent 生物技术 shēng wù jì shù biotechnology; abbr. to 生技 生物晶片 shēng wù jīng piàn biochip 生物材料 shēng wù cái liào bio-materials 生物柴油 shēng wù chái yóu biodiesel 生物武器 shēng wù wǔ qì biological weapon 生物气体 shēng wù qì tǐ bio-gas 生物测定 shēng wù cè dìng bioassay 生物燃料 shēng wù rán liào biofuel 生物科技 shēng wù kē jì biotechnology 生物质能 shēng wù zhì néng biomass 生物降解 shēng wù jiàng jiě biodegradation 生理学家 shēng lǐ xué jiā physiologist 生理盐水 shēng lǐ yán shuǐ saline (medicine) 生生不息 shēng shēng bù xī to grow and multiply without end 生离死别 shēng lí sǐ bié separated in life and death; to part for ever 生老病死 shēng lǎo bìng sǐ (lit.) to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die; (fig.) the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality) 生耗氧量 shēng hào yǎng liàng biological oxygen demand (BOD) 生肖属相 shēng xiào shǔ xiàng birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc) 生育能力 shēng yù néng lì fertility; ability to have children 生花妙笔 shēng huā miào bǐ beautiful or talented writing 生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch 生长激素 shēng zhǎng jī sù growth hormone 生产反应堆 shēng chǎn fǎn yìng duī production reactor 生命多样性 shēng mìng duō yàng xìng biodiversity 生态友好型 shēng tài yǒu hǎo xíng eco-friendly; ecologically sustainable 生态环境游 shēng tài huán jìng yóu ecotourism 生活必需品 shēng huó bì xū pǐn life's necessities 生物专一性 shēng wù zhuān yī xìng biospecificity 生物传感器 shēng wù chuán gǎn qì biosensor 生物分析法 shēng wù fēn xī fǎ bioanalytical method 生物剂量仪 shēng wù jì liàng yí biological dosimeter 生物化学家 shēng wù huà xué jiā biochemist 生物反应器 shēng wù fǎn yìng qì bioreactor 生物多元化 shēng wù duō yuán huà biodiversity 生物多样性 shēng wù duō yàng xìng biodiversity 生物大灭绝 shēng wù dà miè jué great extinction of species 生物工程学 shēng wù gōng chéng xué biotechnology 生物活化性 shēng wù huó huà xìng bioactivity 生物高分子 shēng wù gāo fēn zǐ biopolymers 生命在于运动 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations); Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle).; Life derives from physical exercise. 生物化学站剂 shēng wù huà xué zhàn jì biological-chemical warfare agent 生物医学工程 shēng wù yī xué gōng chéng biomedical engineering 生物恐怖主义 shēng wù kǒng bù zhǔ yì bioterrorism 一生 yī shēng lifetime; all one's life; throughout one's life 丛生 cóng shēng growing as a thicket; overgrown; breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc) 丧生 sàng shēng to die; to lose one's life 为生 wéi shēng to make a living 书生 shū shēng scholar; intellectual; egghead 互生 hù shēng alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern) 产生 chǎn shēng to arise; to emerge; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield 亲生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) 人生 rén shēng life (one's time on earth); human life; activity of a life 今生 jīn shēng this life 众生 zhòng shēng all living things 优生 yōu shēng eugenics; outstanding student 偷生 tōu shēng to live without purpose 催生 cuī shēng to induce labor; to expedite childbirth 共生 gòng shēng symbiosis 养生 yǎng shēng to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc) 再生 zài shēng to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration 写生 xiě shēng to sketch from nature; to do a still life drawing 出生 chū shēng to be born 初生 chū shēng newborn; nascent; primary (biology) 前生 qián shēng previous life; previous incarnation 医生 yī shēng doctor; physician 半生 bàn shēng half a lifetime 卫生 wèi shēng health; hygiene; sanitation 原生 yuán shēng original; primary; native; indigenous; proto-; stock (firmware) 双生 shuāng shēng twin (attributive); twins 发生 fā shēng to happen; to occur 后生 hòu shēng young generation; youth; young man 增生 zēng shēng growth (of organism); proliferation; supernumerary candidate (in imperial examation system) 复生 fù shēng to be reborn; to recover; to come back to life; to regenerate 大生 dà shēng university student, abbr. for 大学生 天生 tiān shēng nature; disposition; innate; natural 夹生 jiā shēng half-cooked; (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc; Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5] 女生 nǚ shēng schoolgirl; female student; girl 孪生 luán shēng twin 孳生 zī shēng to multiply; to breed 安生 ān shēng peaceful; restful; quiet; still 寄生 jì shēng to live in or on another organism as a parasite; to live by taking advantage of others; parasitism; parasitic 对生 duì shēng opposite (botany) 差生 chà shēng weak student 师生 shī shēng teachers and students 平生 píng shēng all one's life 庆生 qìng shēng to celebrate a birthday 往生 wǎng shēng to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death 怎生 zěn shēng how; why 怕生 pà shēng fear of strangers; to be afraid of strangers (of small children) 怯生 qiè shēng shy 所生 suǒ shēng parents (father and mother) 投生 tóu shēng reborn (of departed spirit); to be reincarnated; to leave home for a new life 招生 zhāo shēng to get students; to enroll new students 捐生 juān shēng to sacrifice one's life 接生 jiē shēng to deliver (a newborn child) 救生 jiù shēng to save a life; life-saving 新生 xīn shēng new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student 更生 gēng shēng resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life 杀生 shā shēng to take the life of a living creature 来生 lái shēng next life 横生 héng shēng to grow without restraint; overflowing with; to happen unexpectedly 次生 cì shēng derivative; secondary; sub- 欺生 qī shēng to cheat strangers; to bully strangers; (of domesticated animals) to be rebellious with unfamiliar people 正生 zhèng shēng starring male role in a Chinese opera 武生 wǔ shēng male military role in a Chinese opera 死生 sǐ shēng life or death; critical (event) 毕生 bì shēng all one's life; lifetime 民生 mín shēng people's livelihood; people's welfare 水生 shuǐ shēng aquatic (plant, animal) 永生 yǒng shēng to live forever; eternal life; all one's life 求生 qiú shēng to seek survival; to possess the will to live 派生 pài shēng to produce (from sth else); to derive (from raw material); derivative 滋生 zī shēng to breed; to flourish; to cause; to provoke; to create 独生 dú shēng only (child); to be the sole survivor 男生 nán shēng schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) 相生 xiāng shēng to engender one another 眼生 yǎn shēng unfamiliar; strange-looking 童生 tóng shēng candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam 终生 zhōng shēng throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong 维生 wéi shēng abbr. for 维持生活 老生 lǎo shēng venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera) 考生 kǎo shēng examinee; test taker; candidate (for an entrance examination); student whose name has been put forward for an exam 聊生 liáo shēng to earn a living (esp. with negative) 胎生 tāi shēng viviparity; zoogony 腋生 yè shēng axillary (botany); budding in the angle between branch and stem 花生 huā shēng peanut; groundnut 苍生 cāng shēng (area where) vegetation grows; the common people 萌生 méng shēng to burgeon; to produce; to conceive; to be in the initial stage 营生 yíng shēng to earn a living; a livelihood 蔓生 màn shēng trailing plant; liana; creeper; overgrown 衍生 yǎn shēng to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation 计生 jì shēng planned childbirth; birth control; family planning; abbr. for 計劃生育|计划生育 认生 rèn shēng shy with strangers 诞生 dàn shēng to be born 谋生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living 贡生 gòng shēng candidate for the Imperial Examination proposed by a tributary state 贴生 tiē shēng male supporting actor in a Chinese opera 赘生 zhuì shēng excrescence; abnormal superfluous growth 超生 chāo shēng to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy; to be reincarnated; to be lenient 转生 zhuǎn shēng reincarnation (Buddhism) 轻生 qīng shēng a suicide; to commit suicide 逃生 táo shēng to flee for one's life 重生 chóng shēng rebirth 野生 yě shēng wild; undomesticated 长生 cháng shēng long life 门生 mén shēng disciple; student (of a famous master) 陆生 lù shēng terrestrial (animal, species) 陌生 mò shēng strange; unfamiliar; strangeness 降生 jiàng shēng to be born; arrival of newborn; birth (of a savior or religious leader) 须生 xū shēng see 老生 一年生 yī nián shēng annual (botany) 两生类 liǎng shēng lèi class Amphibia; also written 两栖类 中学生 zhōng xué shēng middle-school student; high school student 二年生 èr nián shēng biennial (botany) 互生叶 hù shēng yè alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern) 仿生学 fǎng shēng xué bionics; bionicist 优生学 yōu shēng xué eugenics 伴生气 bàn shēng qì associated gas 使生气 shǐ shēng qì to displease 值日生 zhí rì shēng student on duty; prefect 做生意 zuò shēng yì to do business 做生日 zuò shēng rì to celebrate a birthday; to give a birthday party 做生活 zuò shēng huó to work; to do manual labor 催生婆 cuī shēng pó midwife who induces labor 催生素 cuī shēng sù oxytocin 入伍生 rù wǔ shēng newly enlisted officer student; cadet 养生法 yǎng shēng fǎ regime (diet) 内生的 nèi shēng de endogenous 再发生 zài fā shēng to reoccur 再生产 zài shēng chǎn producing a copy; to reproduce 准生证 zhǔn shēng zhèng birth permit 出生地 chū shēng dì birthplace 出生率 chū shēng lǜ birthrate 出生证 chū shēng zhèng birth certificate 初中生 chū zhōng shēng junior high student 卫生丸 wèi shēng wán mothball; (jocular term) bullet 卫生厅 wèi shēng tīng (provincial) health department 卫生套 wèi shēng tào condom 卫生局 wèi shēng jú health office; bureau of hygiene 卫生巾 wèi shēng jīn sanitary towel 卫生棉 wèi shēng mián sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds); sanitary napkin; tampon 卫生球 wèi shēng qiú mothball 卫生纸 wèi shēng zhǐ toilet paper; bathroom tissue 卫生署 wèi shēng shǔ health bureau (or office, or department, or agency) 卫生裤 wèi shēng kù long underwear pants 卫生间 wèi shēng jiān bathroom; toilet; WC 厚生相 hòu shēng xiàng minister of health (of Japan, UK etc) 原生质 yuán shēng zhì protoplasm 发生率 fā shēng lǜ rate of occurrence 古生物 gǔ shēng wù paleo-organism 可再生 kě zài shēng renewable (resource) 复读生 fù dú shēng student who repeats (a course, grade etc) at school 多年生 duō nián shēng perennial (of plants) 夜生活 yè shēng huó night life 大学生 dà xué shēng university student; college student 夹生饭 jiā shēng fàn half cooked rice; (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance; Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5 fan4] 娃娃生 wá wa shēng infant's part in opera, usually played by child actor 寄宿生 jì sù shēng boarder 寄生物 jì shēng wù parasite 寄生者 jì shēng zhě parasite (human) 寄生虫 jì shēng chóng parasite; drone 小学生 xiǎo xué shēng primary school student; elementary school student; schoolchild 尖子生 jiān zi shēng top student 工读生 gōng dú shēng student who also works part-time; (old) reform-school student 微生物 wēi shēng wù microorganism 性生活 xìng shēng huó sex life 怯生生 qiè shēng shēng shy 抗生素 kàng shēng sù antibiotic 抛生耦 pāo shēng ǒu to entice an inexperienced man 抢生意 qiǎng shēng yi to undercut competitors; to hustle; to compete for business 拉生意 lā shēng yì to tout; to solicit customers 接生婆 jiē shēng pó midwife 接线生 jiē xiàn shēng switchboard operator; phone operator 收生婆 shōu shēng pó midwife 救生员 jiù shēng yuán lifeguard 救生圈 jiù shēng quān life buoy; life belt; (jocularly) flab; spare tire 救生筏 jiù shēng fá a life raft 救生船 jiù shēng chuán lifeboat 救生艇 jiù shēng tǐng lifeboat 救生衣 jiù shēng yī life jacket; life vest 救生袋 jiù shēng dài safety chute 救生队 jiù shēng duì rescue team 新出生 xīn chū shēng newly born 新生儿 xīn shēng ér newborn baby; neonate 无生命 wú shēng mìng inert; lifeless 服务生 fú wù shēng server (at a restaurant) 本科生 běn kē shēng undergraduate student 槲寄生 hú jì shēng mistletoe 次生林 cì shēng lín secondary growth of forest 毕业生 bì yè shēng graduate 活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people); living (artist); while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) 派生词 pài shēng cí derivative word 独生女 dú shēng nǚ an only daughter 独生子 dú shēng zǐ only son 留学生 liú xué shēng student studying abroad; (foreign) exchange student 研究生 yán jiū shēng graduate student; research student; postgraduate student 硬生生 yìng shēng shēng stiff; rigid; inflexible; forcibly 私生子 sī shēng zǐ illegitimate child (male); bastard; love child 维生素 wéi shēng sù vitamin 肄业生 yì yè shēng dropout student 花生浆 huā shēng jiàng peanut butter; also written 花生醬|花生酱 花生秀 huā shēng xiù fashion show 花生米 huā shēng mǐ shelled peanuts 花生酱 huā shēng jiàng peanut butter 落花生 luò huā shēng peanut 衍生物 yǎn shēng wù a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material) 见习生 jiàn xí shēng apprentice; probationer; cadet 讨生活 tǎo shēng huó to eke out a living; to live from hand to mouth; to drift aimlessly 资优生 zī yōu shēng brilliant student 跳级生 tiào jí shēng student who jumps a year 逆生长 nì shēng zhǎng to seem to grow younger; to regain one's youthful looks 野生猫 yě shēng māo wild cat 长生果 cháng shēng guǒ peanut; groundnut (slang) 陌生人 mò shēng rén stranger 非婚生 fēi hūn shēng born out of wedlock; illegitimate 高中生 gāo zhōng shēng senior high school student 高才生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability; talented student 高材生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability 不事生产 bù shì shēng chǎn not to do anything productive; to idle away one's time 与生俱来 yǔ shēng jù lái inherent; innate 两颊生津 liǎng jiá shēng jīn mouth-watering; to whet one's appetite 乡村医生 xiāng cūn yī shēng village doctor (Chinese health care system) 了却此生 liǎo què cǐ shēng to die; to be done with this world 亲生子女 qīn shēng zǐ nǚ natural child 亲生骨肉 qīn shēng gǔ ròu one's own flesh and blood 休养生息 xiū yǎng shēng xī to recover; to recuperate 侧生动物 cè shēng dòng wù parazoan (animal of the subkingdom Parazoa, mostly sponges) 借腹生子 jiè fù shēng zǐ surrogate pregnancy 公共卫生 gōng gòng wèi shēng public health 养生之道 yǎng shēng zhī dào the way of maintaining good health 内科医生 nèi kē yī shēng medical doctor; physician who works primarily by administering drugs, as opposed to surgeon 外科医生 再生制动 zài shēng zhì dòng regenerative braking 再生医学 zài shēng yī xué regenerative medicine 再生燃料 zài shēng rán liào renewable fuel 再生能源 zài shēng néng yuán renewable energy source 农业生技 nóng yè shēng jì agri-biotechnology 出生地点 chū shēng dì diǎn place of birth 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth 出生缺陷 chū shēng quē xiàn birth defect 出生证明 chū shēng zhèng míng birth certificate 分生组织 fēn shēng zǔ zhī meristem 前生冤孽 qián shēng yuān niè predestined relationship 前生召唤 qián shēng zhào huàn foreordination 半生不熟 bàn shēng bù shóu underripe; half-cooked; (fig.) not mastered (of a technique); clumsy; halting 卫生官员 wèi shēng guān yuán health official 卫生棉条 wèi shēng mián tiáo tampon 卫生用纸 wèi shēng yòng zhǐ toilet paper 卫生设备 wèi shēng shè bèi sanitary equipment 卫生防疫 wèi shēng fáng yì epidemic-prevention 卫生陶瓷 wèi shēng táo cí chamber pot; commode 原核生物 yuán hé shēng wù prokaryote 原生动物 yuán shēng dòng wù protozoan (bacteria) 原生生物 yuán shēng shēng wù protist; primitive organism 双生兄弟 shuāng shēng xiōng dì twin brothers 反生物战 fǎn shēng wù zhàn biological (warfare) defense 古生物学 gǔ shēng wù xué palaeontology 可再生原 kě zài shēng yuán renewable resource 同配生殖 tóng pèi shēng zhí isogamy 后生动物 hòu shēng dòng wù metazoa; the animal kingdom 品味生活 pǐn wèi shēng huó to appreciate life 土生土长 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng locally born and bred; indigenous; home-grown 境由心生 jìng yóu xīn shēng our mindset frames how we view the world 外科医生 wài kē yī shēng surgeon; as opposed to physician 内科医生, who works primarily by administering drugs 大量生产 dà liàng shēng chǎn to manufacture in bulk; mass production 奶油小生 nǎi yóu xiǎo shēng handsome but effeminate man; pretty boy 妙笔生花 miào bǐ shēng huā gifted or skillful writing 妙语横生 miào yǔ héng shēng to be full of wit and humor 娇生惯养 jiāo shēng guàn yǎng pampered and spoiled since childhood 孑遗生物 jié yí shēng wù living fossil 孤雌生殖 gū cí shēng zhí parthenogenesis (biol. a female reproducing without fertilization) 孰能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo practice makes perfect 寄生生活 jì shēng shēng huó parasitism; parasitic life-style 寻事生非 xún shì shēng fēi to look for trouble 底栖生物 dǐ qī shēng wù benthos 座生水母 zuò shēng shuǐ mǔ sessile medusa; sea anemone 得意门生 dé yì mén shēng favorite pupil 微生物学 wēi shēng wù xué microbiology 急中生智 jí zhōng shēng zhì quick witted in an emergency; able to react resourcefully 惹是生非 rě shì shēng fēi to stir up trouble 批量生产 pī liàng shēng chǎn to mass produce 抗抗生素 kàng kàng shēng sù antibiotic resistance 招揽生意 zhāo lǎn shēng yi to advertise; to solicit business 撩是生非 liáo shì shēng fēi to stir up trouble; to provoke angry exchange 政治生活 zhèng zhì shēng huó political life 无事生非 wú shì shēng fēi to make trouble out of nothing 无以为生 wú yǐ wéi shēng no way to get by 早生贵子 zǎo shēng guì zǐ give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds) 有性生殖 yǒu xìng shēng zhí sexual reproduction 有生以来 yǒu shēng yǐ lái since birth; for one's whole life 栩栩生辉 xǔ xǔ shēng huī resplendent 次生灾害 cì shēng zāi hài secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods) 民生主义 mín shēng zhǔ yì principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade) 求生意志 qiú shēng yì zhì the will to live 浮游生物 fú yóu shēng wù plankton 满脸生花 mǎn liǎn shēng huā all smiles; beaming from ear to ear 牙科医生 yá kē yī shēng dentist 独生子女 dú shēng zǐ nǚ an only child 环境卫生 huán jìng wèi shēng environmental sanitation; abbr. to 环卫 由怜生爱 yóu lián shēng ài to develop love for sb out of pity for them 痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead 眼科医生 yǎn kē yī shēng ophthalmologist 矫形医生 jiǎo xíng yī shēng orthopedic doctor 研究生院 yán jiū shēng yuàn graduate school 私生子女 sī shēng zǐ nǚ illegitimate child; bastard; love child 笔下生花 bǐ xià shēng huā to write elegantly 精神生活 jīng shén shēng huó spiritual or moral life 终生伴侣 zhōng shēng bàn lǚ lifelong partner or companion 统一招生 tǒng yī zhāo shēng national unified entrance exam 维持生活 wéi chí shēng huó to subsist; to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together 胚胎发生 pēi tāi fā shēng embryogenesis 脑子生锈 nǎo zi shēng xiù (lit.) brains rusty; ossified thinking 自养生物 zì yǎng shēng wù (biology) autotroph 舍生取义 shě shēng qǔ yì to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles 芸芸众生 yún yún zhòng shēng every living being (Buddhism); the mass of common people 苍生涂炭 cāng shēng tú tàn the common people in a miserable state 落地生根 luò dì shēng gēn air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum); to put down roots 蔓生植物 màn shēng zhí wù creeper; climbing plant; twiner 衍生产品 yǎn shēng chǎn pǐn derivative product; derivative (in finance) 见习医生 jiàn xí yī shēng medical intern 见景生情 jiàn jǐng shēng qíng to be touched by a scene; to adapt to the situation 计划生育 jì huà shēng yù family planning 语言产生 yǔ yán chǎn shēng production of speech 谈笑风生 tán xiào fēng shēng to talk cheerfully and wittily; to joke together 赤脚医生 chì jiǎo yī shēng barefoot doctor; farmer with paramedical training (PRC) 适者生存 shì zhě shēng cún survival of the fittest 造谣生事 zào yáo shēng shì to start rumours and create trouble 重水生产 zhòng shuǐ shēng chǎn heavy water production 野生动物 yě shēng dòng wù wild animal 野生植物 yě shēng zhí wù plants in the wild 野生生物 yě shēng shēng wù wildlife; creatures in the wild; wild organism 铁窗生活 tiě chuāng shēng huó time served in prison; prison life 长生不死 cháng shēng bù sǐ immortality 高中学生 gāo zhōng xué shēng student of a senior high school 高年级生 gāo nián jí shēng senior student 鸟不生蛋 niǎo bù shēng dàn deserted (of a place) 人生路不熟 rén shēng lù bù shú everything is unfamiliar 冒生命危险 mào shēng mìng wēi xiǎn to risk one's life 出生证明书 chū shēng zhèng míng shū birth certificate 分子生物学 fēn zǐ shēng wù xué molecular biology 单细胞生物 dān xì bāo shēng wù single-celled organism 原生橄榄油 yuán shēng gǎn lǎn yóu virgin olive oil 发育生物学 fā yù shēng wù xué developmental biology 古生物学家 gǔ shēng wù xué jiā palaeontologist; paleobiologist 可再生能源 kě zài shēng néng yuán renewable energy 多种维生素 duō zhǒng wéi shēng sù multivitamin 多细胞生物 duō xì bāo shēng wù multicellular life form 天生的一对 tiān shēng de yī duì couple who were made for each other 宇宙生成论 yǔ zhòu shēng chéng lùn cosmology 尿生殖管道 niào shēng zhí guǎn dào urinogenital tract 应届毕业生 yīng jiè bì yè shēng student graduating in the current year; recent graduate 形态发生素 xíng tài fā shēng sù morphogen 微生物学家 wēi shēng wù xué jiā microbiologist 扩大再生产 kuò dà zài shēng chǎn to expand production; to reproduce on an extended scale 放射生成物 fàng shè shēng chéng wù radiogenic material 救生艇甲板 jiù shēng tǐng jiǎ bǎn boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored) 真后生动物 zhēn hòu shēng dòng wù eumetazoa; subkingdom of animals excluding sponges 神经生物学 shén jīng shēng wù xué neurobiology 细胞生物学 xì bāo shēng wù xué cell biology 肿瘤病医生 zhǒng liú bìng yī shēng oncologist (medicine) 非婚生子女 fēi hūn shēng zǐ nǚ an illegitimate child 不可再生资源 bù kě zài shēng zī yuán nonrenewable resource 信贷衍生产品 xìn dài yǎn shēng chǎn pǐn credit derivative (in finance) 冒着生命危险 mào zhe shēng mìng wēi xiǎn at the risk of one's life 国内生产总值 guó nèi shēng chǎn zǒng zhí gross domestic product (GDP) 国民生产总值 guó mín shēng chǎn zǒng zhí gross national product (GNP) 整形外科医生 zhěng xíng wài kē yī shēng plastic surgeon 没有生育能力 méi yǒu shēng yù néng lì infertile; unable to have children 独生子女政策 dú shēng zǐ nǚ zhèng cè one-child policy 红血球生成素 hóng xuè qiú shēng chéng sù erythropoietin (EPO) 野生动植物园 yě shēng dòng zhí wù yuán wildlife park; safari park 金融衍生产品 jīn róng yǎn shēng chǎn pǐn financial derivative 金融衍生工具 jīn róng yǎn shēng gōng jù derivatives (finance) 再生不良性贫血 zài shēng bù liáng xìng pín xuè aplastic anemia 农业生产合作社 nóng yè shēng chǎn hé zuò shè agricultural producers' cooperative 初生之犊不怕虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔ see 初生之犊不畏虎 单词产生器模型 dān cí chǎn shēng qì mó xíng logogen model 置之死地而后生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger; (fig.) to find a way out of an impasse 原核细胞型微生物 yuán hé xì bāo xíng wēi shēng wù prokaryotic cell type microorganism 脊椎指压治疗医生 jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā zhì liáo yī shēng chiropractor

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生不逢时 shēng bù féng shí born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate); born under an unlucky star; ahead of his time 生产自救 shēng chǎn zì jiù self-help (idiom) 生吞活剥 shēng tūn huó bō to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically 生拉活扯 shēng lā huó chě to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom) 生死有命 shēng sǐ yǒu mìng life and death are ruled by fate (idiom) 生死肉骨 shēng sǐ ròu gǔ (lit.) the dead returning to life; a miracle (idiom) 生灵涂炭 shēng líng tú tàn people are in a terrible situation (idiom) 生炒热卖 shēng chǎo rè mài to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product) 生米熟饭 shēng mǐ shú fàn abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed; It's too late to change anything now. 生荣死哀 shēng róng sǐ āi to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom) 生财有道 shēng cái yǒu dào (lit.) there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. to have a knack for good business; knowing how to accumulate wealth; good at feathering one's own nest 生龙活虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ (lit.) lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom); (fig.) vigorous and lively 生米做成熟饭 shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn (lit.) the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed; It's too late to change anything now.; also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭 生米煮成熟饭 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom) 一生一世 yī shēng yī shì a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life 七窍生烟 qī qiào shēng yān (lit.) spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom); (fig.) to seethe with anger 三生有幸 sān shēng yǒu xìng the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom); (courteous language) it's my good fortune... 乐极生悲 lè jí shēng bēi extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong! 九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life 人生如梦 rén shēng rú mèng life is but a dream (idiom) 人生朝露 rén shēng zhāo lù human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 人生盛衰 rén shēng shèng shuāi life has its ups and downs (idiom) 养生送死 yǎng shēng sòng sǐ to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom) 再生父母 zài shēng fù mǔ like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb 别开生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path; to break fresh ground 劫后余生 jié hòu yú shēng after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng (lit.) to praise the dead and revile the living; (fig.) to live in the past (idiom) 变生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè (lit.) calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep; trouble or danger in one's own backyard 口齿生香 kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text 后生可畏 hòu shēng kě wèi the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom); youth are formidable; the younger generation will surpass us in time 和气生财 hé qì shēng cái (idiom) amiability makes you rich 哑然无生 yǎ rán wú shēng silence reigns (idiom) 女生外向 nǚ shēng wài xiàng a woman is born to leave her family (idiom); a woman's heart is with her husband 妄生穿凿 wàng shēng chuān záo a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion 妙趣横生 miào qù héng shēng endlessly interesting (idiom); very witty 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng (lit.) not even a blade of grass grows (idiom); (fig.) barren 应运而生 yìng yùn ér shēng to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom); to arise at an opportune time; able to take advantage of an opportunity; to rise to the occasion 忍垢偷生 rěn gòu tōu shēng to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) 忍辱偷生 rěn rǔ tōu shēng to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) 情急智生 qíng jí zhì shēng inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom); also written 情急之下 慷慨捐生 kāng kǎi juān shēng sacrificing one's life generously (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause 戎马生涯 róng mǎ shēng yá army life (idiom); the experience of war 无中生有 wú zhōng shēng yǒu to create something from nothing (idiom) 日久生情 rì jiǔ shēng qíng familiarity breeds fondness (idiom) 日落风生 rì luò fēng shēng a gentle breeze comes with sunset (idiom) 普度众生 pǔ dù zhòng shēng (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom) 普济众生 pǔ jì zhòng shēng universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy 望文生义 wàng wén shēng yì (lit.) view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word-by-word without understanding the meaning; a far-fetched interpretation 望而生畏 wàng ér shēng wèi intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring; terrifying; overwhelming 枝节横生 zhī jié héng shēng side issues keep arising (idiom) 栩栩如生 xǔ xǔ rú shēng vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic 横生枝节 héng shēng zhī jié to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom) 死中求生 sǐ zhōng qiú shēng to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life 死里逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape; to survive by the skin of one's teeth 民生凋敝 mín shēng diāo bì the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment 油然而生 yóu rán ér shēng arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous; to spring up unbidden (of emotion) 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect 白面书生 bái miàn shū shēng (lit.) pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience; still wet behind the ears 益胃生津 yì wèi shēng jīn to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom) 素昧平生 sù mèi píng shēng to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted; a complete stranger; not to know sb from Adam 绝处逢生 jué chǔ féng shēng to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger; (fig.) to recover from a seemingly impossible situation; to find a way out of a predicament 老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū (lit.) an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom); (fig.) birthing a son at an advanced age 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance 自生自灭 zì shēng zì miè to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom) 舍生忘死 shě shēng wàng sǐ bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb; undaunted by perils 节上生枝 jié shàng shēng zhī a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising 节外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence 荼毒生灵 tú dú shēng líng to torment the people (idiom) 虎口余生 hǔ kǒu yú shēng to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom); to have a narrow escape 虽死犹生 suī sǐ yóu shēng (lit.) although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit 触景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng scene which recalls past memories (idiom); evocative of the past; reminiscent; to arouse deep feelings 贪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery 遇事生风 yù shì shēng fēng to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom) 醉生梦死 zuì shēng mèng sǐ as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence; in a drunken stupor 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō (lit.) waves on a sea of vinegar; trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom) 长生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo to live forever and never grow old (idiom); immortality; to be alive for evermore 长生久视 cháng shēng jiǔ shì to grow old with unfailing eyes and ears (idiom) 长生禄位 cháng shēng lù wèi tablet and altar honoring a great benefactor (idiom) 险象环生 xiǎn xiàng huán shēng dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils 鬼由心生 guǐ yóu xīn shēng devils are born in the heart (idiom); fears originate in the mind 齿颊生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng (lit.) to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom); (fig.) to water at the mouth; to drool in anticipation 龙生九子 lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ (lit.) the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters; good and bad intermingled; It takes all sorts to make a world. 人生如朝露 rén shēng rú zhāo lù human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 一回生二回熟 yī huí shēng èr huí shú unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom) 人生何处不相逢 rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng it's a small world (idiom) 初生之犊不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ (lit.) a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom); (fig.) the fearlessness of youth

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