老 ⇒
老 lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of ...
老兄 lǎoxiōng, elder brother (often used self-referentially)/(form of address between male frie...
老师 lǎoshī, [老師], teacher/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板 lǎobǎn/Lǎobǎn, [老闆], variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn], Robam (brand), boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[gè]
老婆 lǎopó, (coll.) wife
老天 lǎotiān, God/Heavens
老实 lǎoshi, [老實], honest/sincere/well-behaved/open and guileless/naive
老鼠 lǎoshǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老公 lǎogōng/lǎogong, (coll.) husband, (coll.) eunuch/see also 老公[lǎo gōng]
圣诞老人 ShèngdànLǎorén, [聖誕老人], Father Christmas/Santa Claus
老朋友 lǎopéngyou, old friend/(slang) period/menstruation
老大 lǎodà, old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/l...
老头 lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
老人 lǎorén, old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
古老 gǔlǎo, ancient/old/age-old
老爹 lǎodiē, (dialect) father/old man/sir
老弟 lǎodì, (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than onese...
老天爷 lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
百老汇 Bǎilǎohuì, [百老匯], Broadway (New York City)
老家伙 lǎojiāhuo, [老傢伙], variant of 老家伙[lǎo jiā huo], (coll.) old fellow/old codger
老是 lǎoshi, always
老虎 lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老远 lǎoyuǎn, [老遠], very far away
老二 lǎoèr, second-eldest child in a family/(euphemism) penis
老家 lǎojiā, native place/place of origin/home state or region
老太太 lǎotàitai, elderly lady (respectful)/esteemed mother/CL:位[wèi]
老鹰 lǎoyīng, [老鷹], (coll.) eagle/hawk/any similar bird of prey
老头子 lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
老式 lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated
老友 lǎoyǒu, old friend/sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老子 Lǎozǐ/lǎozi, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
长老 zhǎnglǎo, [長老], elder/term of respect for a Buddhist monk
老太婆 lǎotàipó, old woman (at times contemptuous)
老兵 lǎobīng, veteran
老哥 老伙计 元老 yuánlǎo, senior figure/elder/doyen
养老金 yǎnglǎojīn, [養老金], pension
老人家 lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn, [養老院], nursing home
老娘 lǎoniáng, my old mother/I, this old woman/my old lady (colloquial)/maternal grandmother/mi...
衰老 shuāilǎo, to age/to deteriorate with age/old and weak
老年人 lǎoniánrén, old people/the elderly
老老实实 老年 lǎonián, elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
老奶奶 lǎonǎinai, (coll.) father's father's mother/paternal great-grandmother/respectful form of a...
老爷 lǎoye, [老爺], (respectful) lord/master/(coll.) maternal grandfather
老掉牙 lǎodiàoyá, very old/obsolete/out of date
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng, ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL:個|个[gè]
法老 fǎlǎo, pharaoh (loanword)
老妇 老练 lǎoliàn, [老練], seasoned/experienced
老手 lǎoshǒu, experienced person/an old hand at sth
老话 长生不老 chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
老爷子 lǎoyézi, [老爺子], my (you etc) old father/polite appellation for an elderly male
老化 lǎohuà, to age (of person or object)/becoming old
老古董 养老 yǎnglǎo, [養老], to provide for the elderly (family members)/to enjoy a life in retirement
老板娘 lǎobǎnniáng, [老闆娘], female proprietor/lady boss/boss's wife
老巢 老母 年老 niánlǎo, aged
老头儿 lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
老年痴呆症 lǎoniánchīdāizhèng, [老年痴獃症], senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease
老爷爷 lǎoyéye, [老爺爺], (coll.) father's father's father/paternal great-grandfather
老大哥 lǎodàgē, big brother
老顽固 老好人 lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
老处女 lǎochǔnǚ, [老處女], unmarried old woman/spinster
老规矩 老牌 lǎopái, old, well-known brand/old style/old school/an old hand/experienced veteran
老虎机 lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
老乡 lǎoxiāng, [老鄉], fellow townsman/fellow villager/sb from the same hometown
老把戏 老一套 lǎoyītào, the same old stuff
老婆婆 老路 lǎolù, old road/familiar way/beaten track/conventional behavior
老太 lǎotài, old lady
老东西 lǎodōngxi, [老東西], (derog.) old fool/old bastard
老挝 Lǎowō, [老撾], Laos
老爷车 lǎoyechē, [老爺車], classic car
老五 米老鼠 MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
老伴 lǎobàn, (of an elderly couple) husband or wife
老相识 老毛病 lǎomáobìng, chronic illness/old weakness/chronic problem
老早 lǎozǎo, a long time ago
老生常谈 lǎoshēngchángtán, [老生常談], an old observation (idiom)/a truism/banal comments
老本 lǎoběn, capital/assets/savings/nest egg/(fig.) reputation/laurels (to rest upon)/old edi...
老糊涂 lǎohútu, [老糊塗], dotard
母老虎 mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
老搭档 老底 别老 回老家 huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
男女老少 nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
老魏 老交情 生老病死 shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
老茧 lǎojiǎn, [老繭], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 老趼
老麦 老主顾 老总 lǎozǒng, [老總], boss/executive
老气 老先生 老姑娘 老道 老虎钳 lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
老前辈 老将 lǎojiàng, [老將], lit. old general/commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese che...
老妈子 lǎomāzi, [老媽子], older female servant/amah
老三 您老 大老粗 dàlǎocū, uncouth fellow/rustic
老大不小 老妈妈 老公公 lǎogōnggong, old man/husband's father/father-in-law/court eunuch
老成 lǎochéng, mature/experienced/sophisticated
老外 lǎowài, (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)/layman/amateur
活到老 老一辈 lǎoyībèi, [老一輩], previous generation/older generation
老调 老鸨 lǎobǎo, [老鴇], female brothel keeper
老到 lǎodao, experienced and careful
老同事 苍老 cānglǎo, [蒼老], old/aged/(of calligraphy or painting) vigorous/forceful
学到老 老者 lǎozhě, old man/elderly man
老脸 lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
老伯 lǎobó, uncle (polite form of address for older male)
老朽 孤老 gūlǎo, solitary old man or woman/regular patron (at brothels)
老相好 老少 lǎoshào, the old and the young
老狐狸 lǎohúli, old fox/fig. cunning person
老范 老调重弹 lǎodiàochóngtán, [老調重彈], to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
老巴 老城区 Lǎochéngqū/lǎochéngqū, [老城區], Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan, old city distric...
唐老鸭 TángLǎoyā, [唐老鴨], Donald Duck
老婆子 老表 老当益壮 lǎodāngyìzhuàng, [老當益壯], old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
天荒地老 tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
老王 父老 fùlǎo, elders
老谋深算 lǎomóushēnsuàn, [老謀深算], rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
小老婆 xiǎolǎopó, concubine/mistress/(dialect) woman
老江湖 lǎojiānghú, a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
老酒 lǎojiǔ, wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
老态 lǎotài, [老態], elderly, as in movement or bearing
老乔 老山 老汉 lǎohàn, [老漢], old man/I (an old man referring to himself)
老牛 纸老虎 zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
老资格 lǎozīgé, [老資格], veteran
老花镜 lǎohuājìng, [老花鏡], presbyopic glasses
海老 老黄 过街老鼠 guòjiēlǎoshǔ, [過街老鼠], sb or sth detested by all/target of scorn/anathema/cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lǎo s...
老农 老崔 走老路 老弱病残 垂垂老矣 老宅 老霍 老祖宗 男女老幼 nánnǚlǎoyòu, men, women, young and old/everybody
敬老院 jìnglǎoyuàn, home of respect for aged/nursing home
老花 lǎohuā, presbyopia
老迈 lǎomài, [老邁], aged/senile
老詹 老郭 老字号 lǎozìhào, [老字號], shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
老屋 老妪 lǎoyù, [老嫗], old woman (formal writing)
老夫 lǎofū, I (spoken by an old man)
老潘 父老乡亲 老大爷 lǎodàyé, [老大爺], uncle/grandpa/CL:位[wèi]
老气横秋 lǎoqìhéngqiū, [老氣橫秋], old and decrepit/proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
老年斑 和事老 老皇历 lǎohuánglì, [老皇曆], (lit.) past years' almanac/(fig.) ancient history/obsolete practice/old-fashione...
敬老 jìnglǎo, respect for the aged
吃老本 宝刀不老 bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
老黄历 老丈人 lǎozhàngren, (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
七老八十 qīlǎobāshí, in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)
老父亲 老鬼 老师傅 老小 lǎoxiǎo, the old and the young/the youngest member of the family
金老 老左 老办法 老狗 老大妈 lǎodàmā, [老大媽], "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)/CL:位[wèi]
老龄化 lǎolínghuà, [老齡化], aging (population)
老伯伯 lǎobóbo, grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
地老天荒 dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
老年性 老年病 告老还乡 月老 yuèlǎo, matchmaker/go-between/same as 月下老人[yuè xià lǎo rén]
老实巴交 lǎoshibājiāo, [老實巴交], (coll.) docile/well-behaved/biddable
老陈 老马 老城 lǎochéng, old town/old district of a city
老史 老卜 老幺 lǎoyāo, [老么], youngest
老帅 老张 老尹 老杰 老生 lǎoshēng, venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Ch...
老父 lǎofù, father/old man/venerable sir
老罗 二老 èrlǎo, mother and father/parents
老伴儿 lǎobànr, [老伴兒], erhua variant of 老伴[lǎo bàn]
老花花 中老年 zhōnglǎonián, middle and old age
中老年人 zhōnglǎoniánrén, middle-aged and elderly people
老虎凳 lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
老脾气 老脑筋 老两口 老泪纵横 变老 老挝人 张老 老佛爷 Lǎofóyé, [老佛爺], title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father/nickname for Empre...
老萨 老账 lǎozhàng, [老賬], lit. old account/old debt/fig. old scores to settle/old quarrels/old grudge
老许 老金 老龄 lǎolíng, [老齡], old age/aging/aged/geriatric/the aged
父老兄弟 廉颇老矣 老布 老汤 老毛 老死不相往来 老琼 老炳 老粗 lǎocū, uneducated person/yokel/boor/roughneck
老寿星 老大娘 lǎodàniáng, old lady/Madam (polite address)/CL:位[wèi]
养老保险金 妻儿老小 倚老卖老 大老婆 dàlǎopó, primary wife
秋老虎 qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
卢老 家老 jiālǎo, (old) a senior in one's household
二老板 老年学 阿姆巴赫老 拉莉塔老 老花眼 lǎohuāyǎn, presbyopia
老葛 老病号 年老体弱 niánlǎotǐruò, [年老體弱], old and weak (idiom)
玛德琳老 老骥伏枥 lǎojìfúlì, [老驥伏櫪], lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig....
未老先衰 wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
老鲍 老来福 老街坊 老三样 老人斑 狗老 迪安·老 老蓝 老薛 老莫 老辣 lǎolà, shrewd and ruthless/efficient and unscrupulous
老车 老赖 lǎolài, [老賴], (coll.) debt dodger
老雷 老高 船老大 chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
老飞 少年老成 shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
王老 老子非 老马识途 lǎomǎshítú, [老馬識途], an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do/an ol...
老相 老熊 老千 lǎoqiān, cheat/swindler (in gambling)
老卫 老僧 老幼 老姜 老普 老星 老李 老朱 老朴 老方 老洪 老毕 老树 佩林老
生 ⇒
先生 Xiānsheng/xiānsheng, Mister (Mr.), teacher/husband/doctor (dialect)/CL:位[wèi]
发生 fāshēng, [發生], to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out
生活 shēnghuó, life/activity/to live/livelihood
医生 yīshēng, [醫生], doctor/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
生命 shēngmìng, life (as the characteristic of living beings)/living being/creature/CL:個|个[gè],條...
生 shēng, to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
生气 shēngqì, [生氣], to get angry/to take offense/angry/vitality/liveliness
生日 shēngrì, birthday/CL:個|个[gè]
生意 shēngyì/shēngyi, life force/vitality, business/CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
学生 xuésheng, [學生], student/schoolchild
人生 rénshēng, life (one's time on earth)
一生 yīshēng, all one's life/throughout one's life
出生 chūshēng, to be born
女生 nǚshēng, schoolgirl/female student/girl
产生 chǎnshēng, [產生], to arise/to come into being/to come about/to give rise to/to bring into being/to...
生物 shēngwù, organism/living creature/life form/biological/CL:個|个[gè]
男生 nánshēng, schoolboy/male student/boy/guy (young adult male)
生存 shēngcún, to exist/to survive
生病 shēngbìng, to fall ill
陌生人 mòshēngrén, stranger
天生 tiānshēng, nature/disposition/innate/natural
生涯 shēngyá, career/life (way in which sb lives)/period of one's life
华生 生产 shēngchǎn, [生產], to produce/to manufacture/to give birth to a child
余生 陌生 mòshēng, strange/unfamiliar
卫生 wèishēng, [衛生], health/hygiene/sanitation
生死 shēngsǐ, life or death
亲生 qīnshēng, [親生], one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)/biological (parents)/birth (parent...
实习生 shíxísheng, [實習生], intern (student)
服务生 fúwùshēng, [服務生], server (at a restaurant)
卫生间 wèishēngjiān, [衛生間], bathroom/toilet/WC/CL:間|间[jiān]
诞生 dànshēng, [誕生], to be born
畜生 chùsheng, domestic animal/brute/bastard
花生 huāshēng, peanut/groundnut/CL:粒[lì]
性生活 xìngshēnghuó, sex life
生长 shēngzhǎng, [生長], to grow
生理 shēnglǐ, physiology
生来 shēnglái, [生來], from birth/by one's nature
生化 shēnghuà, biochemistry
新生 xīnshēng, new/newborn/emerging/nascent/rebirth/regeneration/new life/new student
活生生 huóshēngshēng, real (people)/living (artist)/while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
大学生 dàxuéshēng, [大學生], university student/college student
终生 zhōngshēng, [終生], throughout one's life/lifetime/lifelong
生还 shēnghuán, [生還], to return alive/to survive
永生 yǒngshēng, to live forever/eternal life/all one's life
再生 zàishēng, to be reborn/to regenerate/to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)/recycli...
高中生 gāozhōngshēng, senior high school student
花生酱 huāshēngjiàng, [花生醬], peanut butter
生前 shēngqián, (of a deceased) during one's life/while living
为生 wéishēng, [為生], to make a living
生效 shēngxiào, to take effect/to go into effect
抗生素 kàngshēngsù, antibiotic
寄生虫 jìshēngchóng, [寄生蟲], parasite (biology)/(fig.) freeloader
私生活 sīshēnghuó, private life
丧生 sàngshēng, [喪生], to die/to lose one's life
野生 yěshēng, wild/undomesticated
逃生 táoshēng, to flee for one's life
谋生 móushēng, [謀生], to seek one's livelihood/to work to support oneself/to earn a living
生育 shēngyù, to bear/to give birth/to grow/to rear/to bring up (children)/fertility
救生员 jiùshēngyuán, [救生員], lifeguard
毕生 bìshēng, [畢生], all one's life/lifetime
毕业生 bìyèshēng, [畢業生], graduate
生动 shēngdòng, [生動], vivid/lively
研究生 yánjiūshēng, graduate student/postgraduate student/research student
生于 维生素 wéishēngsù, [維生素], vitamin
起死回生 qǐsǐhuíshēng, to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
生父 shēngfù, biological father
生火 shēnghuǒ, to make a fire/to light a fire
接生 jiēshēng, to deliver (a newborn child)
生计 shēngjì, [生計], livelihood
求生 qiúshēng, to seek survival/to possess the will to live
生锈 shēngxiù, [生銹], to rust/to grow rusty/to corrode/oxidization
半生 bànshēng, half a lifetime
私生子 sīshēngzǐ, illegitimate child (male)/bastard/love child
发生器 生母 shēngmǔ, natural mother/birth mother
生殖器 shēngzhíqì, reproductive organ/genitals
复生 fùshēng, [復生], to be reborn/to recover/to come back to life/to regenerate
此生 生意人 生命体 生态 shēngtài, [生態], ecology
救生 jiùshēng, to save a life/life-saving
学生会 xuéshenghuì, [學生會], student union
重生 chóngshēng, to be reborn/rebirth
新生儿 xīnshēngér, [新生兒], newborn baby/neonate
有生以来 yǒushēngyǐlái, [有生以來], since birth/for one's whole life
降生 jiàngshēng, to be born/arrival of newborn/birth (of a savior or religious leader)
卫生纸 wèishēngzhǐ, [衛生紙], toilet paper/bathroom tissue
生机 shēngjī, [生機], opportunity to live/to reprieve from death/life force/vitality
今生 jīnshēng, this life
生物学 shēngwùxué, [生物學], biology
生平 shēngpíng, life (a person's whole life)/in one's entire life
痛不欲生 tòngbùyùshēng, to be so in pain as to not want to live/to be so grieved as to wish one were dea...
自生自灭 zìshēngzìmiè, [自生自滅], to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
长生不老 chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
生成 shēngchéng, to generate/to produce/generated/produced
主治医生 生殖 shēngzhí, to reproduce/to flourish
孪生 luánshēng, [孿生], twin
生路 shēnglù, a way to make a living/a way to survive/a way out of a predicament
爱迪生 Àidíshēng, [愛迪生], Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman
生命力 shēngmìnglì, vitality
有生之年 寄生 jìshēng, to live in or on another organism as a parasite/to live by taking advantage of o...
生灵 shēnglíng, [生靈], (literary) the people/living thing/creature
优等生 死里逃生 sǐlǐtáoshēng, [死裡逃生], mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape/to survive by the skin of o...
生菜 shēngcài, lettuce/raw fresh vegetables/greens
救生艇 jiùshēngtǐng, lifeboat
卫生部 Wèishēngbù, [衛生部], Ministry of Health
生死攸关 shēngsǐyōuguān, [生死攸關], matter of life and death
小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng, [小學生], primary school student/schoolchild/CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]/(fig.) beginner
侍应生 shìyìngshēng, [侍應生], waiter/waitress
中学生 zhōngxuéshēng, [中學生], middle-school student/high school student
生物学家 shēngwùxuéjiā, [生物學家], biologist
时有发生 生活费 shēnghuófèi, [生活費], cost of living/living expenses/alimony
微生物 wēishēngwù, microorganism
救生衣 jiùshēngyī, life jacket/life vest
土生土长 tǔshēngtǔzhǎng, [土生土長], locally born and bred/indigenous/home-grown
独生子 dúshēngzǐ, [獨生子], only son
卫生棉 wèishēngmián, [衛生棉], sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds)/sanita...
生产线 shēngchǎnxiàn, [生產線], assembly line/production line
生疏 shēngshū, unfamiliar/strange/out of practice/not accustomed
生产商 独生女 dúshēngnǚ, [獨生女], an only daughter
好好先生 hǎohǎoxiānsheng, Mr Goody-goody/yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
晋生 生儿育女 shēngéryùnǚ, [生兒育女], to bear and raise children
无中生有 wúzhōngshēngyǒu, [無中生有], to create something from nothing (idiom)
出生入死 chūshēngrùsǐ, from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water/brave/willing...
卫生巾 wèishēngjīn, [衛生巾], sanitary towel
出生地 chūshēngdì, birthplace
爱默生 自力更生 zìlìgēngshēng, regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)/self-reliance
维生 wéishēng, [維生], abbr. for 維持生活|维持生活[wéi chí shēng huó]
生吞活剥 shēngtūnhuóbō, [生吞活剝], to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
生龙活虎 shēnglónghuóhǔ, [生龍活虎], lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)/fig. vigorous and lively
安生 ānshēng, peaceful/restful/quiet/still
适者生存 shìzhěshēngcún, [適者生存], survival of the fittest
夜生活 yèshēnghuó, night life
利生 一生一世 yīshēngyīshì, a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
生物武器 shēngwùwǔqì, biological weapon
庆生 qìngshēng, [慶生], to celebrate a birthday
槲寄生 hújìshēng, mistletoe
生鱼片 shēngyúpiàn, [生魚片], sashimi
生物体 shēngwùtǐ, [生物體], organism
文生 海洋生物 计划生育 jìhuàshēngyù, [計劃生育], family planning
杀生 shāshēng, [殺生], to take the life of a living creature
生性 shēngxìng, natural disposition
放生 生日卡 shēngrìkǎ, birthday card
滋生 zīshēng, to breed/to flourish/to cause/to provoke/to create
生理学 shēnglǐxué, [生理學], physiology
老生常谈 lǎoshēngchángtán, [老生常談], an old observation (idiom)/a truism/banal comments
学生证 xuéshengzhèng, [學生證], student identity card
生人 shēngrén, stranger/living person/to give birth/to be born (in a certain time or place)
生物课 高材生 gāocáishēng, student of great ability
生死存亡 shēngsǐcúnwáng, matter of life and death
生根 生硬 shēngyìng, stiff/harsh
诞生地 惹是生非 rěshìshēngfēi, to stir up trouble
栩栩如生 xǔxǔrúshēng, vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life/realistic
招生 zhāoshēng, to enroll new students/to get students
生肉 shēngròu, raw meat
生姜 shēngjiāng, [生薑], fresh ginger
仿生 天生丽质 平生 píngshēng, all one's life
人生观 偷生 tōushēng, to live without purpose
熟能生巧 shúnéngshēngqiǎo, with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
强生 Qiángshēng, [強生], Johnson (surname)/Johnson & Johnson (company)
来生 láishēng, [來生], next life
生生不息 shēngshēngbùxī, to grow and multiply without end
生机勃勃 shēngjībóbó, [生機勃勃], full of vitality
师生 shīshēng, [師生], teachers and students
一线生机 生老病死 shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
出生证 chūshēngzhèng, [出生證], birth certificate/CL:張|张[zhāng]
花生果 初中生 chūzhōngshēng, junior high student
托马斯·爱迪生 浮游生物 fúyóushēngwù, plankton
小生 卫生局 wèishēngjú, [衛生局], health office/bureau of hygiene
生发 shēngfā, [生發], to emerge and grow/to develop
生怕 shēngpà, to fear/afraid/extremely nervous/for fear that/to avoid/so as not to
老先生 娇生惯养 jiāoshēngguànyǎng, [嬌生慣養], pampered and spoiled since childhood
生闷气 shēngmènqì, [生悶氣], to seethe/to sulk/to be pissed off (vulgar)
生气勃勃 shēngqìbóbó, [生氣勃勃], full of vitality
衍生 yǎnshēng, to give rise to/to derive/derivative/derivation
惹事生非 rěshìshēngfēi, variant of 惹是生非[rě shì shēng fēi]
民生 mínshēng, people's livelihood/people's welfare
生手 shēngshǒu, novice/new hand/sb new to a job
后生 hòushēng, [後生], young generation/youth/young man
大半生 心生 卫生部长 生就 shēngjiù, to be born with/to be gifted with
做生日 zuòshēngrì, to celebrate a birthday/to give a birthday party
救生船 jiùshēngchuán, lifeboat
熠熠生辉 花生米 huāshēngmǐ, shelled peanuts
蓬荜生辉 péngbìshēnghuī, [蓬蓽生輝], Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling/see also 蓬蓽生光|蓬荜生光[péng bì shēn...
卫生员 生养 shēngyǎng, [生養], to bring up (children)/to raise/to bear
生事 生命线 shēngmìngxiàn, [生命線], lifeline
救生圈 jiùshēngquān, life buoy/life belt/(jocularly) flab/spare tire
强纳生 共生 gòngshēng, symbiosis
营生 yíngshēng/yíngsheng, [營生], to earn a living, (coll.) job/work
花生糖 丛生 cóngshēng, [叢生], growing as a thicket/overgrown/breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disor...
人生路 原生 yuánshēng, original/primary/native/indigenous/proto-/stock (firmware)
众生 zhòngshēng, [眾生], all living things
凯瑟琳·华生 花生油 救生筏 jiùshēngfá, a life raft
培生 了无生趣 liǎowúshēngqù, [了無生趣], to lose all interest in life (idiom)
芸芸众生 yúnyúnzhòngshēng, [蕓蕓眾生], every living being (Buddhism)/the mass of common people
生物碱 shēngwùjiǎn, [生物鹼], alkaloid
古生物学家 gǔshēngwùxuéjiā, [古生物學家], palaeontologist/paleobiologist
生子 shēngzǐ, to give birth to a child or children
油然而生 yóuránérshēng, arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous/to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
双生 shuāngshēng, [雙生], twin (attributive)/twins
谈笑风生 tánxiàofēngshēng, [談笑風生], to talk cheerfully and wittily/to joke together
超生 chāoshēng, to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy/to be reincarnated/to b...
寸草不生 cùncǎobùshēng, lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/fig. barren
无事生非 wúshìshēngfēi, [無事生非], to make trouble out of nothing
生活会 三生有幸 sānshēngyǒuxìng, the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)/(courteous language) it's my good fortun...
生产总值 shēngchǎnzǒngzhí, [生產總值], gross domestic production (GDP)/total output value
生物钟 shēngwùzhōng, [生物鐘], biological clock
生产力 shēngchǎnlì, [生產力], production capability/productive force/productivity
前生 qiánshēng, previous life/previous incarnation
生长激素 shēngzhǎngjīsù, [生長激素], growth hormone
好生 hǎoshēng, (dialect) very/quite/properly/well/thoroughly
丁尼生 生息 shēngxī, to inhabit/to live (in a habitat)
生离死别 shēnglísǐbié, [生離死別], separated in life and death/to part for ever
留学生 liúxuéshēng, [留學生], student studying abroad/(foreign) exchange student/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
应运而生 yìngyùnérshēng, [應運而生], to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom)/to arise at an opportune time/able ...
生意经 shēngyijīng, [生意經], knack of doing business/business sense
生疑 素昧平生 sùmèipíngshēng, to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted/a complete stranger/n...
新生代 Xīnshēngdài/xīnshēngdài, Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years), new generation
贪生怕死 tānshēngpàsǐ, [貪生怕死], greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly/clinging abjectly ...
萌生 méngshēng, to burgeon/to produce/to conceive/to be in the initial stage
海生 触景生情 chùjǐngshēngqíng, [觸景生情], scene which recalls past memories (idiom)/evocative of the past/reminiscent/to a...
生财 shēngcái, [生財], to make money
增生 zēngshēng, growth (of organism)/proliferation/supernumerary candidate (in imperial examatio...
书生 shūshēng, [書生], scholar/intellectual/egghead
半生不熟 bànshēngbùshóu, underripe/half-cooked/(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)/clumsy/halting
门生 ménshēng, [門生], disciple/student (of a famous master)
生成器 轻生 qīngshēng, [輕生], a suicide/to commit suicide
九死一生 jiǔsǐyīshēng, nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape/new lease of life
生物界 shēngwùjiè, biosphere/natural world
小本生意 生物圈 shēngwùquān, biosphere/ecosphere
残生 写生 xiěshēng, [寫生], to sketch from nature/to do a still life drawing
招生办 寄生物 jìshēngwù, parasite
妙趣横生 miàoqùhéngshēng, [妙趣橫生], endlessly interesting (idiom)/very witty
生殖腺 shēngzhíxiàn, reproductive gland/gonad/sex organ
生擒 shēngqín, to capture alive
生辰 shēngchén, birthday
生出 shēngchū, to give birth/to grow (whiskers etc)/to generate/to produce
派生 pàishēng, to produce (from sth else)/to derive (from raw material)/derivative
生疼 shēngténg, extremely painful
水生 shuǐshēng, aquatic (plant, animal)
生源 shēngyuán, supply of students/source of students
原生态 后进生 认生 rènshēng, [認生], shy with strangers
高才生 gāocáishēng, student of great ability/talented student
分子生物学 fēnzǐshēngwùxué, [分子生物學], molecular biology
节外生枝 jiéwàishēngzhī, [節外生枝], a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
养生 yǎngshēng, [養生], to maintain good health/to raise a child or animal/curing (of concrete etc)
自谋生路 胎生 tāishēng, viviparity/zoogony
多年生 duōniánshēng, perennial (of plants)
长生 chángshēng, [長生], long life
催生 cuīshēng, to induce labor/to expedite childbirth
卫生球 wèishēngqiú, [衛生球], mothball
易卜生 Yìbǔshēng, Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian dramatist, author of Doll's House 玩偶之家
绝处逢生 juéchǔféngshēng, [絕處逢生], to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger/fig. to re...
生辉 shēnghuī, [生輝], to dazzle/to brighten up (a room etc)
休养生息 xiūyǎngshēngxī, [休養生息], to recover/to recuperate
生生 生水 shēngshuǐ, unboiled water
出生于 蒲生 罗生 生铁 shēngtiě, [生鐵], pig iron
书生气 生物战 shēngwùzhàn, [生物戰], germ warfare/biological warfare
发生率 fāshēnglǜ, [發生率], rate of occurrence
衍生物 yǎnshēngwù, a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
生产厂 博士生 见习生 jiànxíshēng, [見習生], apprentice/probationer/cadet
微生物学 wēishēngwùxué, [微生物學], microbiology
卫生院 怕生 pàshēng, fear of strangers/to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
杰生 生存权 有生 生趣 急中生智 jízhōngshēngzhì, quick witted in an emergency/able to react resourcefully
何而生 考生 kǎoshēng, exam candidate/student whose name has been put forward for an exam
勃勃生机 得意门生 déyìménshēng, [得意門生], favorite pupil
古生物 gǔshēngwù, paleo-organism
养生之道 yǎngshēngzhīdào, [養生之道], the way of maintaining good health
民不聊生 mínbùliáoshēng, The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Histori...
在校生 独生子女 dúshēngzǐnǚ, [獨生子女], an only child
雷蒙德·爱普生 新生事物 水生物 生物系 杂草丛生 新生力量 生拉硬拽 shēnglāyìngzhuài, to drag sb along against his will/to draw a forced analogy
生世世 生力军 原生质 yuánshēngzhì, [原生質], protoplasm
险象环生 xiǎnxiànghuánshēng, [險象環生], dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
乐极生悲 lèjíshēngbēi, [樂極生悲], extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could stil...
人生在世 研修生 脆生生 头生 古生物学 gǔshēngwùxué, [古生物學], palaeontology
生死与共 生搬硬套 赤脚医生 chìjiǎoyīshēng, [赤腳醫生], barefoot doctor/farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
置之死地而后生 zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
卫生学 生机蓬勃 卫生所 生产能力 shēngchǎnnénglì, [生產能力], manufacturing ability/production capacity
生死线 面生 特长生 生非 生肖 shēngxiào, one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]/animal fro...
生生的 本科生 běnkēshēng, undergraduate student
生啤酒 shēngpíjiǔ, draft beer/unpasteurized beer
老生 lǎoshēng, venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Ch...
斯文生 花生豆 金晋生 施汀生 回生 过重生 狄更生 优生 yōushēng, [優生], eugenics/outstanding student
和华生 有生力量 发生地 次生 cìshēng, derivative/secondary/sub-
生产率 shēngchǎnlǜ, [生產率], productivity/efficiency of production
李晋生 托马斯爱迪生 春风吹又生 汝重生 七窍生烟 qīqiàoshēngyān, [七竅生煙], lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)/fig. to seethe with anger
天生我材必有用 生态学 shēngtàixué, [生態學], ecology
生产量 学生装 杰克生 后复生 望而生畏 wàngérshēngwèi, intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring/terrifying/overwhelming
艾迪生 Àidíshēng, Addison (name)/Addison, city in United States
庄生 卫生防疫 wèishēngfángyì, [衛生防疫], epidemic-prevention
优生学 yōushēngxué, [優生學], eugenics
孳生 zīshēng, to multiply/to breed
劣等生 艾默生 文弱书生 生产者 shēngchǎnzhě, [生產者], producer (of goods, commodities or farm produce etc)/manufacturer/(biology) auto...
卫生室 伴生 里复生 肄业生 yìyèshēng, [肄業生], dropout student
生石灰 shēngshíhuī, calcium oxide CaO/quicklime
生龙 卵生 生词 shēngcí, [生詞], new word (in textbook)/word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied/CL:組|组[zǔ],個|个...
生诺 生色 出生率 chūshēnglǜ, birthrate
生育率 shēngyùlǜ, birth rate
生地 朱生豪 同生 凤生 生涩 shēngsè, [生澀], unripe/tart/not fully proficient/somewhat shaky
虎虎生威 瑜何生亮 练习生 旁听生 预备生 生艾伦 花生饼 乔治华生 次生林 cìshēnglín, secondary growth of forest
生态学家 shēngtàixuéjiā, [生態學家], ecologist
心而生 同根生 肯纳生 帕德生 爱众生 生波阿斯 德生 和重生 骨质增生 罗波安生 艾佛生 如生 孪生子 落花生 luòhuāshēng, peanut
生恩英 海生照 花生仁 安东尼生 大卫·爱默生 生文森特 生机盎然 shēngjīàngrán, [生機盎然], full of life/exuberant
生诺高 众生相 刀而生 蒋生 生灵涂炭 shēnglíngtútàn, [生靈塗炭], people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
生产国 宇生 生·达尔 高三生 猜华生 生光 shēngguāng, to emit light
龙生龙 乌西亚生 生亚撒 生物制品 shēngwùzhìpǐn, [生物製品], biological product
常生 魏文生 晋生醒 高二生 插班生 亚伯拉罕生 安德生 从灵生 派生词 pàishēngcí, [派生詞], derivative word
生员 shēngyuán, [生員], scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)
汝生 唐纳德·培生 生耶西 剑生 亚哈斯生 艾拉生 文生真 寄宿生 jìsùshēng, boarder
詹姆斯·华生 生态圈 shēngtàiquān, [生態圈], ecosphere
尼生 生雷吉娜·史塔克 过新生 丹尼生 生元熙 乔艾生 慧生 拉尔夫·瓦尔多·爱默生 约沙法生 别开生面 biékāishēngmiàn, [別開生面], to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path/to break fresh ground
开庆生 琼安生 火生 约西亚生 伊南生 住宿生 罗伯特生 汉斯·克里斯蒂昂·安徒生 计划生育委员会 盖端生 亚玛利雅生 生长期 钱而生 伊恩·华生 生不逢时 shēngbùféngshí, [生不逢時], born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)/born...
康爱迪生 十二生肖 马年生 尼哈生 爱米丽·罗丝生 兰生 卫生站 工读生 gōngdúshēng, [工讀生], student who also works part-time/(old) reform-school student
恒生 HéngShēng, [恆生], Hang Seng (name)
再生产 zàishēngchǎn, [再生產], producing a copy/to reproduce
欺生 qīshēng, to cheat strangers/to bully strangers/(of domesticated animals) to be rebellious...
生活区 寄生蜂 仁智生 生产方式 接生员 生存率 生亚兰 生鲜 shēngxiān, [生鮮], fresh produce and freshly prepared foods
求重生 生造 shēngzào, to coin (words or expressions)
戎马一生 生亚当 生角 硕士生 shuòshìshēng, [碩士生], Master's degree student
生胶 明哲保生 生药 shēngyào, [生藥], unprocessed medicinal herb
生荣 浮生 本生 苟且独生 投生 tóushēng, reborn (of departed spirit)/to be reincarnated/to leave home for a new life
小先生 人安生 生客 生存链 生分 shēngfen, estranged
约坦生 布朗生 生佑 纳生 艾弗生 郑生禄 汤姆·爱迪生 弥生 云生雨 真能生 生莉贾娜 凤生凤 生活化 生镛 胡生 寄生蟹 生活版 生死观 亚兰生 陈安生 亚历克斯生 敬永生