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 生产 shēngchǎn, [生產], to produce/to manufacture/to give birth to a child 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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) 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 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 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 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 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) 高材生 gāocáishēng, student of great ability 生死存亡 shēngsǐcúnwáng, matter of life and death 生硬 shēngyìng, stiff/harsh 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 平生 píngshēng, all one's life 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 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] 初中生 chūzhōngshēng, junior high student 浮游生物 fúyóushēngwù, plankton 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 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 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 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... 生养 shēngyǎng, [生養], to bring up (children)/to raise/to bear 生命线 shēngmìngxiàn, [生命線], lifeline 救生圈 jiùshēngquān, life buoy/life belt/(jocularly) flab/spare tire 共生 gòngshēng, symbiosis 营生 yíngshēng/yíngsheng, [營生], to earn a living, (coll.) job/work 丛生 cóngshēng, [叢生], growing as a thicket/overgrown/breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disor... 原生 yuánshēng, original/primary/native/indigenous/proto-/stock (firmware) 众生 zhòngshēng, [眾生], all living things 救生筏 jiùshēngfá, a life raft 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 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 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 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 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) 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 生物圈 shēngwùquān, biosphere/ecosphere 写生 xiěshēng, [寫生], to sketch from nature/to do a still life drawing 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 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) 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 生水 shēngshuǐ, unboiled water 生铁 shēngtiě, [生鐵], pig iron 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) 见习生 jiànxíshēng, [見習生], apprentice/probationer/cadet 微生物学 wēishēngwùxué, [微生物學], microbiology 怕生 pàshēng, fear of strangers/to be afraid of strangers (of small children) 急中生智 jízhōngshēngzhì, quick witted in an emergency/able to react resourcefully 考生 kǎoshēng, exam candidate/student whose name has been put forward for an exam 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... 独生子女 dúshēngzǐnǚ, [獨生子女], an only child 生拉硬拽 shēnglāyìngzhuài, to drag sb along against his will/to draw a forced analogy 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... 古生物学 gǔshēngwùxué, [古生物學], palaeontology 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 "... 生产能力 shēngchǎnnénglì, [生產能力], manufacturing ability/production capacity 生肖 shēngxiào, one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]/animal fro... 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... 优生 yōushēng, [優生], eugenics/outstanding student 次生 cìshēng, derivative/secondary/sub- 生产率 shēngchǎnlǜ, [生產率], productivity/efficiency of production 七窍生烟 qīqiàoshēngyān, [七竅生煙], lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)/fig. to seethe with anger 生态学 shēngtàixué, [生態學], ecology 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 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 生产者 shēngchǎnzhě, [生產者], producer (of goods, commodities or farm produce etc)/manufacturer/(biology) auto... 肄业生 yìyèshēng, [肄業生], dropout student 生石灰 shēngshíhuī, calcium oxide CaO/quicklime 生词 shēngcí, [生詞], new word (in textbook)/word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied/CL:組|组[zǔ],個|个... 出生率 chūshēnglǜ, birthrate 生育率 shēngyùlǜ, birth rate 生涩 shēngsè, [生澀], unripe/tart/not fully proficient/somewhat shaky 次生林 cìshēnglín, secondary growth of forest 生态学家 shēngtàixuéjiā, [生態學家], ecologist 落花生 luòhuāshēng, peanut 生机盎然 shēngjīàngrán, [生機盎然], full of life/exuberant 生灵涂炭 shēnglíngtútàn, [生靈塗炭], people are in a terrible situation (idiom) 生光 shēngguāng, to emit light 生物制品 shēngwùzhìpǐn, [生物製品], biological product 派生词 pàishēngcí, [派生詞], derivative word 生员 shēngyuán, [生員], scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times) 寄宿生 jìsùshēng, boarder 生态圈 shēngtàiquān, [生態圈], ecosphere 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 生不逢时 shēngbùféngshí, [生不逢時], born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)/born... 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... 生鲜 shēngxiān, [生鮮], fresh produce and freshly prepared foods 生造 shēngzào, to coin (words or expressions) 硕士生 shuòshìshēng, [碩士生], Master's degree student 生药 shēngyào, [生藥], unprocessed medicinal herb 投生 tóushēng, reborn (of departed spirit)/to be reincarnated/to leave home for a new life 生分 shēngfen, estranged 一回生两回熟 yīhuíshēngliǎnghuíshú, [一回生兩回熟], see 一回生二回熟[yī huí shēng èr huí shú] 一回生二回熟 yīhuíshēngèrhuíshú, unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom) 一年生 yīniánshēng, annual (botany) 一次生，两次熟 yīcìshēng,liǎngcìshú, [一次生，兩次熟], unfamiliar at first but you get used to it/strangers are first meeting, but soon... 三江生态旅游区 Sānjiāngshēngtàilǚyóuqū, [三江生態旅遊區], Sanjiang ecological tourist area in Wenchuan county 汶川县, northwest Sichuan 不事生产 bùshìshēngchǎn, [不事生產], not to do anything productive/to idle away one's time 不可再生资源 bùkězàishēngzīyuán, [不可再生資源], nonrenewable resource 与生俱来 yǔshēngjùlái, [與生俱來], inherent/innate 世界卫生大会 ShìjièWèishēngDàhuì, [世界衛生大會], World Health Assembly 世界卫生组织 ShìjièWèishēngZǔzhī, [世界衛生組織], World Health Organization (WHO) 世界野生生物基金会 ShìjièYěshēngShēngwùJījīnhuì, [世界野生生物基金會], World Wildlife Fund (WWF) 两生类 liǎngshēnglèi, [兩生類], class Amphibia/also written 兩棲類|两栖类[liǎng qī lèi] 两颊生津 liǎngjiáshēngjīn, [兩頰生津], mouth-watering/to whet one's appetite 中生代 Zhōngshēngdài, Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic 三疊紀|三叠纪, Jurassic ... 乡村医生 xiāngcūnyīshēng, [鄉村醫生], village doctor (Chinese health care system) 了却此生 liǎoquècǐshēng, [了卻此生], to die/to be done with this world 二年生 èrniánshēng, biennial (botany) 互生 hùshēng, alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern) 互生叶 hùshēngyè, [互生葉], alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern) 亲生子女 qīnshēngzǐnǚ, [親生子女], natural child 亲生骨肉 qīnshēnggǔròu, [親生骨肉], one's own flesh and blood 人生一世，草木一春 rénshēngyīshì,cǎomùyīchūn, Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human ex... 人生何处不相逢 rénshēnghéchùbùxiāngféng, [人生何處不相逢], it's a small world (idiom) 人生如朝露 rénshēngrúzhāolù, human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of h... 人生如梦 rénshēngrúmèng, [人生如夢], life is but a dream (idiom) 人生朝露 rénshēngzhāolù, human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of h... 人生盛衰 rénshēngshèngshuāi, life has its ups and downs (idiom) 人生短暂，学术无涯 rénshēngduǎnzàn,xuéshùwúyá, [人生短暫，學術無涯], Life is short, learning is limitless/Ars longa, vita brevis 人生路不熟 rénshēnglùbùshú, everything is unfamiliar 仿生学 fǎngshēngxué, [仿生學], bionics/bionicist 伴生气 bànshēngqì, [伴生氣], associated gas (petrochemical engineering) 但尼生 Dànníshēng, Tennyson (name)/Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet 使生气 shǐshēngqì, [使生氣], to displease 侧生动物 cèshēngdòngwù, [側生動物], parazoan (animal of the subkingdom Parazoa, mostly sponges) 信贷衍生产品 xìndàiyǎnshēngchǎnpǐn, [信貸衍生產品], credit derivative (in finance) 借腹生子 jièfùshēngzǐ, surrogate pregnancy 值日生 zhírìshēng, student on duty/prefect 做生意 zuòshēngyì, to do business 做生活 zuòshēnghuó, to work/to do manual labor 催生婆 cuīshēngpó, midwife who induces labor 催生素 cuīshēngsù, oxytocin 儒生 rúshēng, Confucian scholar (old) 入伍生 rùwǔshēng, newly enlisted officer student/cadet 全科医生 quánkēyīshēng, [全科醫生], general practitioner 公共卫生 gōnggòngwèishēng, [公共衛生], public health 兰陵笑笑生 LánlíngXiàoxiàoshēng, [蘭陵笑笑生], Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Go... 养生法 yǎngshēngfǎ, [養生法], regime (diet) 养生送死 yǎngshēngsòngsǐ, [養生送死], to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom) 内生的 nèishēngde, [內生的], endogenous 内科医生 nèikēyīshēng, [內科醫生], medical doctor/physician who works primarily by administering drugs, as opposed ... 再发生 zàifāshēng, [再發生], to reoccur 再生不良性贫血 zàishēngbùliángxìngpínxuè, [再生不良性貧血], aplastic anemia 再生制动 zàishēngzhìdòng, [再生制動], regenerative braking 再生医学 zàishēngyīxué, [再生醫學], regenerative medicine 再生燃料 zàishēngránliào, renewable fuel 再生父母 zàishēngfùmǔ, like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor 再生能源 zàishēngnéngyuán, renewable energy source 冒生命危险 màoshēngmìngwēixiǎn, [冒生命危險], to risk one's life 农业生产合作社 nóngyèshēngchǎnhézuòshè, [農業生產合作社], agricultural producers' cooperative 农业生技 nóngyèshēngjì, [農業生技], agri-biotechnology 准生证 zhǔnshēngzhèng, [准生證], birth permit 出生地点 chūshēngdìdiǎn, [出生地點], place of birth 出生日期 chūshēngrìqī, date of birth 出生缺陷 chūshēngquēxiàn, birth defect 出生证明 chūshēngzhèngmíng, [出生證明], birth certificate/CL:張|张[zhāng] 出生证明书 chūshēngzhèngmíngshū, [出生證明書], birth certificate/CL:張|张[zhāng] 分生组织 fēnshēngzǔzhī, [分生組織], meristem 初生 chūshēng, newborn/nascent/primary (biology) 初生之犊不怕虎 chūshēngzhīdúbùpàhǔ, [初生之犢不怕虎], see 初生之犢不畏虎|初生之犊不畏虎[chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ] 初生之犊不畏虎 chūshēngzhīdúbùwèihǔ, [初生之犢不畏虎], lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)/fig. the fearlessness of y... 初生牛犊不怕虎 chūshēngniúdúbùpàhǔ, [初生牛犢不怕虎], lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)/fig. the young are fearless 前半生 qiánbànshēng, first half of one's life 前生冤孽 qiánshēngyuānniè, predestined relationship 前生召唤 qiánshēngzhàohuàn, [前生召喚], foreordination 动不动就生气 dòngbudòngjiùshēngqì, [動不動就生氣], to be quick to take offence/to have a short fuse 劫后余生 jiéhòuyúshēng, [劫後餘生], after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life 单细胞生物 dānxìbāoshēngwù, [單細胞生物], single-celled organism 单词产生器模型 dāncíchǎnshēngqìmóxíng, [單詞產生器模型], logogen model 卫生丸 wèishēngwán, [衛生丸], mothball/(jocular term) bullet 卫生厅 wèishēngtīng, [衛生廳], (provincial) health department 卫生套 wèishēngtào, [衛生套], condom/CL:隻|只[zhī] 卫生官员 wèishēngguānyuán, [衛生官員], health official 卫生棉条 wèishēngmiántiáo, [衛生棉條], tampon 卫生用纸 wèishēngyòngzhǐ, [衛生用紙], toilet paper 卫生署 wèishēngshǔ, [衛生署], health bureau (or office, or department, or agency) 卫生裤 wèishēngkù, [衛生褲], long underwear pants 卫生设备 wèishēngshèbèi, [衛生設備], sanitary equipment 卫生陶瓷 wèishēngtáocí, [衛生陶瓷], chamber pot/commode 厚死薄生 hòusǐbóshēng, lit. to praise the dead and revile the living/fig. to live in the past (idiom) 厚生劳动省 HòushēngLáodòngshěng, [厚生勞動省], Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan) 厚生相 hòushēngxiàng, minister of health (of Japan, UK etc) 厚生省 Hòushēngshěng, Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生勞動省|厚生劳动省[Hòu shēn... 原核生物 yuánhéshēngwù, prokaryote 原核生物界 yuánhéshēngwùjiè, Kingdom Monera/prokaryote 原核细胞型微生物 yuánhéxìbāoxíngwēishēngwù, [原核細胞型微生物], prokaryotic cell type microorganism 原生动物 yuánshēngdòngwù, [原生動物], protozoan (bacteria) 原生橄榄油 yuánshēnggǎnlǎnyóu, [原生橄欖油], virgin olive oil 原生生物 yuánshēngshēngwù, protist/primitive organism 双生兄弟 shuāngshēngxiōngdì, [雙生兄弟], twin brothers 反生物战 fǎnshēngwùzhàn, [反生物戰], biological (warfare) defense 发生关系 fāshēngguānxi, [發生關係], to have sexual relations with sb/to have dealings with 发育生物学 fāyùshēngwùxué, [發育生物學], developmental biology 变生肘腋 biànshēngzhǒuyè, [變生肘腋], lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep/... 口齿生香 kǒuchǐshēngxiāng, [口齒生香], eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text 古生代 Gǔshēngdài, Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪, Ordovic... 可再生 kězàishēng, renewable (resource) 可再生原 kězàishēngyuán, renewable resource 同配生殖 tóngpèishēngzhí, isogamy 后半生 hòubànshēng, [後半生], latter half of one's life 后生动物 hòushēngdòngwù, [後生動物], metazoa/the animal kingdom 后生可畏 hòushēngkěwèi, [後生可畏], the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)/the younger generatio... 和气生财 héqìshēngcái, [和氣生財], (idiom) amiability makes you rich 品味生活 pǐnwèishēnghuó, to appreciate life 哑然无生 yǎránwúshēng, [啞然無生], silence reigns (idiom) 四大须生 sìdàxūshēng, [四大鬚生], Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英... 国内生产总值 guónèishēngchǎnzǒngzhí, [國內生產總值], gross domestic product (GDP) 国民生产总值 guómínshēngchǎnzǒngzhí, [國民生產總值], gross national product (GNP) 境由心生 jìngyóuxīnshēng, our mindset frames how we view the world 复读生 fùdúshēng, [復讀生], student who repeats (a course, grade etc) at school 外科医生 wàikēyīshēng, [外科醫生], surgeon/as opposed to physician 內科醫生|内科医生[nèi kē yī shēng], who works primarily ... 多种维生素 duōzhǒngwéishēngsù, [多種維生素], multivitamin 多细胞生物 duōxìbāoshēngwù, [多細胞生物], multicellular life form 大中学生 dàzhōngxuésheng, [大中學生], university and high school students 大生 dàshēng, university student, abbr. for 大學生|大学生[dà xué shēng] 大量生产 dàliàngshēngchǎn, [大量生產], to manufacture in bulk/mass production 天生的一对 tiānshēngdeyīduì, [天生的一對], couple who were made for each other 夹生 jiāshēng, [夾生], half-cooked/(fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc/Taiwan pr. [jià sh... 夹生饭 jiāshēngfàn, [夾生飯], half-cooked rice/(fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because ... 女生外向 nǚshēngwàixiàng, a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)/a woman's heart is with her husband 奶油小生 nǎiyóuxiǎoshēng, handsome but effeminate man/pretty boy 妄生穿凿 wàngshēngchuānzáo, [妄生穿鑿], a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion 妙笔生花 miàobǐshēnghuā, [妙筆生花], gifted or skillful writing 妙语横生 miàoyǔhéngshēng, [妙語橫生], to be full of wit and humor 娃娃生 wáwashēng, infant's part in opera, usually played by child actor 孑遗生物 jiéyíshēngwù, [孑遺生物], living fossil 孤雌生殖 gūcíshēngzhí, parthenogenesis (biol. a female reproducing without fertilization) 学生运动 xuéshengyùndòng, [學生運動], student movement 宇宙生成论 yǔzhòushēngchénglùn, [宇宙生成論], cosmology 安徒生 Āntúshēng, Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) 宝生佛 Bǎoshēngfó, [寶生佛], Ratnasambhava Buddha 寄生生活 jìshēngshēnghuó, parasitism/parasitic life-style 寄生者 jìshēngzhě, parasite (human) 寒武纪生命大爆发 Hánwǔjìshēngmìngdàbàofā, [寒武紀生命大爆發], the Cambrian explosion 对生 duìshēng, [對生], opposite (botany) 寻事生非 xúnshìshēngfēi, [尋事生非], to look for trouble 尖子生 jiānzishēng, top student 尾生 WěiShēng, Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he w... 尿生殖管道 niàoshēngzhíguǎndào, urinogenital tract 差生 chàshēng, weak student 巴生 Bāshēng, Klang (city in Malaysia) 应届毕业生 yīngjièbìyèshēng, [應屆畢業生], student graduating in the current year/recent graduate 底栖生物 dǐqīshēngwù, [底棲生物], benthos 座生水母 zuòshēngshuǐmǔ, sessile medusa/sea anemone 康生 KāngShēng, Kang Sheng (1896-1975), Chinese communist leader, a politburo member during the ... 强生公司 QiángshēngGōngsī, [強生公司], Johnson & Johnson 形态发生素 xíngtàifāshēngsù, [形態發生素], morphogen 往生 wǎngshēng, to be reborn/to live in paradise (Buddhism)/to die/(after) one's death 微生物学家 wēishēngwùxuéjiā, [微生物學家], microbiologist 德先生 Déxiānsheng, "Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wǔ sì Yùn dòng... 忍垢偷生 rěngòutōushēng, to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) 忍辱偷生 rěnrǔtōushēng, to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) 怎生 zěnshēng, how/why 怯生 qièshēng, shy 怯生生 qièshēngshēng, shy 恒生中资企业指数 HéngshēngZhōngzīqǐyèzhǐshù, [恆生中資企業指數], Hang Seng China affiliated index 恒生指数 HéngShēngzhǐshù, [恒生指數], Hang Seng index (of Hong Kong stock market) 恒生银行 HéngShēngYínháng, [恒生銀行], Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong 情急智生 qíngjízhìshēng, inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)/also written 情急之下 慷慨捐生 kāngkǎijuānshēng, sacrificing one's life generously (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the... 憨豆先生 HāndòuXiānsheng, Mr. Bean (TV) 戎马生涯 róngmǎshēngyá, [戎馬生涯], army life (idiom)/the experience of war 所生 suǒshēng, parents (father and mother) 扩大再生产 kuòdàzàishēngchǎn, [擴大再生產], to expand production/to reproduce on an extended scale 批量生产 pīliàngshēngchǎn, [批量生產], to mass produce 抗抗生素 kàngkàngshēngsù, antibiotic resistance 抛生耦 pāoshēngǒu, [拋生耦], to entice an inexperienced man 抢生意 qiǎngshēngyi, [搶生意], to undercut competitors/to hustle/to compete for business 拉生意 lāshēngyì, to tout/to solicit customers 招揽生意 zhāolǎnshēngyi, [招攬生意], to advertise/to solicit business 捐生 juānshēng, to sacrifice one's life 接生婆 jiēshēngpó, midwife 接线生 jiēxiànshēng, [接線生], switchboard operator/phone operator 撩是生非 liáoshìshēngfēi, to stir up trouble/to provoke angry exchange 收生婆 shōushēngpó, midwife 放射生成物 fàngshèshēngchéngwù, radiogenic material 政治生活 zhèngzhìshēnghuó, political life 救生艇甲板 jiùshēngtǐngjiǎbǎn, boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored) 救生队 jiùshēngduì, [救生隊], rescue team/CL:支[zhī] 整形外科医生 zhěngxíngwàikēyīshēng, [整形外科醫生], plastic surgeon 新出生 xīnchūshēng, newly born 无以为生 wúyǐwéishēng, [無以為生], no way to get by 无国界医生 WúguójièYīshēng, [無國界醫生], Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF charity)/Doctors Without Borders 无生命 wúshēngmìng, [無生命], inert/lifeless 日久生情 rìjiǔshēngqíng, familiarity breeds fondness (idiom) 日落风生 rìluòfēngshēng, [日落風生], a gentle breeze comes with sunset (idiom) 早死早超生 zǎosǐzǎochāoshēng, to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated/(fig.) to get it ... 早生贵子 zǎoshēngguìzǐ, [早生貴子], give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds) 显生代 Xiǎnshēngdài, [顯生代], Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Hán wǔ jì], c. 54... 显生宙 Xiǎnshēngzhòu, [顯生宙], Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Hán wǔ jì], c. 54... 晚生 wǎnshēng, I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old) 普度众生 pǔdùzhòngshēng, [普度眾生], (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom) 普济众生 pǔjìzhòngshēng, [普濟眾生], universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy 更生 gēngshēng, resurrection/rebirth/reinvigorated/rejuvenated/a new lease of life 有性生殖 yǒuxìngshēngzhí, sexual reproduction 望文生义 wàngwénshēngyì, [望文生義], lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without unders... 本生灯 Běnshēngdēng, [本生燈], Bunsen burner 枝节横生 zhījiéhéngshēng, [枝節橫生], side issues keep arising (idiom) 栩栩生辉 xǔxǔshēnghuī, [栩栩生輝], resplendent 横生 héngshēng, [橫生], to grow without restraint/overflowing with/to happen unexpectedly 横生枝节 héngshēngzhījié, [橫生枝節], to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom) 次生灾害 cìshēngzāihài, [次生災害], secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods) 正生 zhèngshēng, starring male role in a Chinese opera 武生 wǔshēng, male military role in a Chinese opera 死中求生 sǐzhōngqiúshēng, to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life 死生 sǐshēng, life or death/critical (event) 民生主义 mínshēngzhǔyì, [民生主義], principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Pr... 民生凋敝 mínshēngdiāobì, the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and ... 气生根 qìshēnggēn, [氣生根], aerial root (botany) 永不生锈的螺丝钉 yǒngbùshēngxiùdeluósīdīng, [永不生銹的螺絲釘], a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Com... 求生意志 qiúshēngyìzhì, the will to live 江湖医生 Jiānghúyīshēng, [江湖醫生], quack/charlatan/itinerant doctor and swindler 浮生六记 FúShēngLiùJì, [浮生六記], Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing d... 浴火重生 yùhuǒchóngshēng, to rise from the ashes (idiom)/to start again 满脸生花 mǎnliǎnshēnghuā, [滿臉生花], all smiles/beaming from ear to ear 爱国卫生运动委员会 ÀiguóWèishēngYùndòngWěiyuánhuì, [愛國衛生運動委員會], Patriotic Health Committee 爱普生 Àipǔshēng, [愛普生], Epson, Japanese electronics company 牙科医生 yákēyīshēng, [牙科醫生], dentist 独生 dúshēng, [獨生], only (child)/to be the sole survivor 独生子女政策 dúshēngzǐnǚzhèngcè, [獨生子女政策], one-child policy 环境卫生 huánjìngwèishēng, [環境衛生], environmental sanitation/abbr. to 環衛|环卫[huán wèi] 生下 shēngxià, to give birth to 生丝 shēngsī, [生絲], raw silk 生于忧患，死于安乐 shēngyúyōuhuàn,sǐyúānlè, [生於憂患，死於安樂], to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)/life springs from sorrow... 生产企业 shēngchǎnqǐyè, [生產企業], manufacturer 生产关系 shēngchǎnguānxì, [生產關係], relations between levels of production/socio-economic relations 生产劳动 shēngchǎnláodòng, [生產勞動], productive labor 生产单位 shēngchǎndānwèi, [生產單位], production unit 生产反应堆 shēngchǎnfǎnyìngduī, [生產反應堆], production reactor 生产成本 shēngchǎnchéngběn, [生產成本], production costs 生产自救 shēngchǎnzìjiù, [生產自救], self-help (idiom) 生产设施 shēngchǎnshèshī, [生產設施], production facility 生产资料 shēngchǎnzīliào, [生產資料], means of production 生产队 shēngchǎnduì, [生產隊], production team 生僻 shēngpì, unfamiliar/rarely seen 生冷 shēnglěng, (of food) raw or cold 生冷字 shēnglěngzì, obscure or archaic character 生力面 shēnglìmiàn, [生力麵], instant noodles (old) 生化学 shēnghuàxué, [生化學], biochemistry 生化武器 shēnghuàwǔqì, biological weapon 生卒年 shēngzúnián, dates of birth and death (of historical figure) 生卒年月 shēngzúniányuè, dates of birth and death (of historical figure) 生厌 shēngyàn, [生厭], to disgust/to pall/fed up/tedious/cloying/boring/irritating 生发剂 shēngfàjì, [生髮劑], hair restorer/hair regrowth tonic 生命不息，战斗不止 shēngmìngbùxī,zhàndòubùzhǐ, [生命不息，戰鬥不止], while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last 生命体征 shēngmìngtǐzhēng, [生命體徵], vital signs 生命吠陀 shēngmìngfèituó, Ayurveda (ancient Indian system and health care philosophy)/also written 阿育吠陀[ā ... 生命周期 shēngmìngzhōuqī, [生命週期], life cycle 生命在于运动 shēngmìngzàiyúyùndòng, [生命在於運動], life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations)/Physical effo... 生命多样性 shēngmìngduōyàngxìng, [生命多樣性], biodiversity 生命征象 shēngmìngzhēngxiàng, [生命徵象], see 生命體徵|生命体征[shēng mìng tǐ zhēng] 生命科学 shēngmìngkēxué, [生命科學], life sciences 生命迹象 shēngmìngjìxiàng, [生命跡象], see 生命體徵|生命体征[shēng mìng tǐ zhēng] 生啤 shēngpí, draft beer/unpasteurized beer 生土 shēngtǔ, (agr.) immature soil/virgin soil 生境 shēngjìng, habitat 生奶油 shēngnǎiyóu, cream/whipped cream 生姜丝 shēngjiāngsī, [生薑絲], shredded ginger 生字 shēngzì, new character (in textbook)/character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied 生存农业 shēngcúnnóngyè, [生存農業], subsistence farming/subsistence agriculture 生存环境 shēngcúnhuánjìng, [生存環境], habitat/living environment 生平事迹 shēngpíngshìjì, [生平事跡], lifetime achievements 生平简介 shēngpíngjiǎnjiè, [生平簡介], biographic sketch 生态友好型 shēngtàiyǒuhǎoxíng, [生態友好型], eco-friendly/ecologically sustainable 生态孤岛 shēngtàigūdǎo, [生態孤島], insularization (as a threat to biodiversity) 生态旅游 shēngtàilǚyóu, [生態旅遊], ecotourism 生态环境游 shēngtàihuánjìngyóu, [生態環境游], ecotourism 生态系 shēngtàixì, [生態系], ecosystem 生态系统 shēngtàixìtǒng, [生態系統], ecosystem 生态足迹 shēngtàizújì, [生態足迹], ecological footprint 生意兴隆 shēngyìxīnglóng, [生意興隆], thriving and prosperous business or trade 生意盎然 shēngyìàngrán, see 生機盎然|生机盎然[shēng jī àng rán] 生愿 shēngyuàn, [生願], desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā)/craving for rebirth 生成树 shēngchéngshù, [生成樹], spanning tree (in graph theory) 生技 shēngjì, biotechnology/abbr. for 生物技術|生物技术/(Tw) abbr. for 生物科技 生技医药 shēngjìyīyào, [生技醫藥], biopharmaceutical/drug produced by biotechnology 生抽 shēngchōu, light soy sauce 生拉活扯 shēnglāhuóchě, to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom) 生无可恋 shēngwúkěliàn, [生無可戀], (Internet slang) nothing left to live for 生日快乐 shēngrìkuàilè, [生日快樂], Happy birthday 生日贺卡 shēngrìhèkǎ, [生日賀卡], birthday card 生有权 shēngyǒuquán, [生有權], birthright 生杀大权 shēngshādàquán, [生殺大權], life-and-death power/ultimate power 生死关头 shēngsǐguāntóu, [生死關頭], the critical moment/life and death crisis 生死搭档 shēngsǐdādàng, [生死搭檔], inseparable partner 生死有命 shēngsǐyǒumìng, life and death are ruled by fate (idiom) 生死肉骨 shēngsǐròugǔ, lit. the dead returning to life/a miracle (idiom) 生殖力 shēngzhílì, fertility 生殖器官 shēngzhíqìguān, reproductive organ 生殖系统 shēngzhíxìtǒng, [生殖系統], reproductive system 生殖细胞 shēngzhíxìbāo, [生殖細胞], germ cell/reproductive cell 生殖轮 shēngzhílún, [生殖輪], svādhisthāna or svadhisthana, the navel or libido chakra 查克拉, residing in the ge... 生气盎然 shēngqìàngrán, [生氣盎然], see 生機盎然|生机盎然[shēng yì àng rán] 生活作风 shēnghuózuòfēng, [生活作風], behavior/conduct 生活垃圾 shēnghuólājī, domestic garbage 生活必需品 shēnghuóbìxūpǐn, life's necessities 生活方式 shēnghuófāngshì, way of life/lifestyle 生活水平 shēnghuóshuǐpíng, living standards 生活污水 shēnghuówūshuǐ, domestic sewage 生活美学 shēnghuóměixué, [生活美學], appreciation of the finer things in life 生活设施 shēnghuóshèshī, [生活設施], living facilities 生活质料 shēnghuózhìliào, [生活質料], consumer goods 生活资料 shēnghuózīliào, [生活資料], consumer goods/means of livelihood/means of subsistence/documents relating to sb... 生活阔绰 shēnghuókuòchuò, [生活闊綽], a flashy lifestyle/to live it up 生活馆 shēnghuóguǎn, [生活館], living museum 生漆 shēngqī, raw lacquer 生灭 shēngmiè, [生滅], life and death 生炒热卖 shēngchǎorèmài, [生炒熱賣], to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (... 生热 shēngrè, [生熱], to generate heat 生煎 shēngjiān, shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty 生煎包 shēngjiānbāo, pan-fried dumpling 生父母 shēngfùmǔ, biological parents/natural parents 生物专一性 shēngwùzhuānyīxìng, [生物專一性], biospecificity 生物传感器 shēngwùchuángǎnqì, [生物傳感器], biosensor 生物分析法 shēngwùfēnxīfǎ, bioanalytical method 生物制剂 shēngwùzhìjì, [生物製劑], biological product 生物剂量仪 shēngwùjìliàngyí, [生物劑量儀], biological dosimeter 生物力学 shēngwùlìxué, [生物力學], biomechanics 生物化学 shēngwùhuàxué, [生物化學], biochemistry 生物化学家 shēngwùhuàxuéjiā, [生物化學家], biochemist 生物化学站剂 shēngwùhuàxuézhànjì, [生物化學站劑], biological-chemical warfare agent 生物医学工程 shēngwùyīxuégōngchéng, [生物醫學工程], biomedical engineering 生物反应器 shēngwùfǎnyìngqì, [生物反應器], bioreactor 生物多元化 shēngwùduōyuánhuà, biodiversity 生物多样性 shēngwùduōyàngxìng, [生物多樣性], biodiversity 生物大灭绝 shēngwùdàmièjué, [生物大滅絕], great extinction of species 生物媒介 shēngwùméijiè, biological vector 生物工程 shēngwùgōngchéng, bioengineering/genetic engineering 生物工程学 shēngwùgōngchéngxué, [生物工程學], biotechnology 生物弹药 shēngwùdànyào, [生物彈藥], biological ammunition 生物性 shēngwùxìng, biological 生物恐怖主义 shēngwùkǒngbùzhǔyì, [生物恐怖主義], bioterrorism 生物战剂 shēngwùzhànjì, [生物戰劑], biological agent/biological warfare agent 生物技术 shēngwùjìshù, [生物技術], biotechnology/abbr. to 生技 生物晶片 shēngwùjīngpiàn, biochip 生物材料 shēngwùcáiliào, bio-materials 生物柴油 shēngwùcháiyóu, biodiesel 生物气体 shēngwùqìtǐ, [生物氣體], bio-gas 生物活化性 shēngwùhuóhuàxìng, bioactivity 生物测定 shēngwùcèdìng, [生物測定], bioassay 生物燃料 shēngwùránliào, biofuel 生物科技 shēngwùkējì, biotechnology 生物群 shēngwùqún, biota/ecological community/fossil assemblage 生物能 shēngwùnéng, bio-energy 生物质 shēngwùzhì, [生物質], biomass 生物质能 shēngwùzhìnéng, [生物質能], biomass 生物量 shēngwùliàng, biomass 生物链 shēngwùliàn, [生物鏈], food chain 生物降解 shēngwùjiàngjiě, biodegradation 生物高分子 shēngwùgāofēnzǐ, biopolymers 生猛 shēngměng, full of life/violent/brave/fresh (of seafood) 生理假 shēnglǐjià, menstrual leave (Tw) 生理学家 shēnglǐxuéjiā, [生理學家], physiologist 生理性 shēnglǐxìng, physiological 生理期 shēnglǐqī, menstrual period 生理盐水 shēnglǐyánshuǐ, [生理鹽水], saline (medicine) 生畏 shēngwèi, to feel intimidated 生番 shēngfān, barbarian/aboriginal savage 生皮 shēngpí, pelt/raw hide 生石膏 shēngshígāo, gypsum CàSO·2(HO)/plaster 生米 shēngmǐ, coarse rice/uncooked rice 生米做成熟饭 shēngmǐzuòchéngshúfàn, [生米做成熟飯], lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed/It... 生米煮成熟饭 shēngmǐzhǔchéngshúfàn, [生米煮成熟飯], the rice is cooked/what's done is done/it's too late to change anything now (idi... 生米熟饭 shēngmǐshúfàn, [生米熟飯], 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 don... 生粉 shēngfěn, cornflour/starch powder (cooking) 生粉水 shēngfěnshuǐ, starch solution (cooking) 生耗氧量 shēnghàoyǎngliàng, biological oxygen demand (BOD) 生肖属相 shēngxiàoshǔxiàng, [生肖屬相], birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc) 生育能力 shēngyùnénglì, fertility/ability to have children 生花妙笔 shēnghuāmiàobǐ, [生花妙筆], beautiful or talented writing 生苔 shēngtái, mossy 生荣死哀 shēngróngsǐāi, [生榮死哀], to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom) 生词本 shēngcíběn, [生詞本], vocabulary notebook 生词语 shēngcíyǔ, [生詞語], vocabulary words (in language-learning books)/new or unfamiliar words 生财有道 shēngcáiyǒudào, [生財有道], lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. to have a knack for ... 生辰八字 shēngchénbāzì, one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour... 生达 Shēngdá, [生達], Sinda, name of former county 1983-1999 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū d... 生达乡 Shēngdáxiāng, [生達鄉], Sinda village in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū dì qū], Tibet 生达县 Shēngdáxiàn, [生達縣], Sinda county, name of former county 1983-1999 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chā... 生还者 shēnghuánzhě, [生還者], survivor 生酮饮食 shēngtóngyǐnshí, [生酮飲食], ketogenic diet 生长率 shēngzhǎnglǜ, [生長率], growth rate 生长素 shēngzhǎngsù, [生長素], auxin (plant growth hormone) 生面团 shēngmiàntuán, [生麵糰], dough 由怜生爱 yóuliánshēngài, [由憐生愛], to develop love for sb out of pity for them 白面书生 báimiànshūshēng, [白面書生], lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practica... 百弊丛生 bǎibìcóngshēng, [百弊叢生], All the ill effects appear. (idiom) 益生菌 yìshēngjūn, probiotics 益胃生津 yìwèishēngjīn, to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom) 相生 xiāngshēng, to engender one another 真后生动物 zhēnhòushēngdòngwù, [真後生動物], eumetazoa/subkingdom of animals excluding sponges 眼生 yǎnshēng, unfamiliar/strange-looking 眼科医生 yǎnkēyīshēng, [眼科醫生], ophthalmologist 矫形医生 jiǎoxíngyīshēng, [矯形醫生], orthopedic doctor 研究生院 yánjiūshēngyuàn, graduate school 硬生生 yìngshēngshēng, stiff/rigid/inflexible/forcibly 神经生物学 shénjīngshēngwùxué, [神經生物學], neurobiology 私生子女 sīshēngzǐnǚ, illegitimate child/bastard/love child 科学技术是第一生产力 kēxuéjìshùshìdìyīshēngchǎnlì, [科學技術是第一生產力], Science and technology is the number one productive force (from 1978 speech by D... 童生 tóngshēng, candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam 笔下生花 bǐxiàshēnghuā, [筆下生花], to write elegantly 算命先生 suànmìngxiānsheng, fortune-teller 精神生活 jīngshénshēnghuó, spiritual or moral life 精神科医生 jīngshénkēyīshēng, [精神科醫生], psychiatrist 红血球生成素 hóngxuèqiúshēngchéngsù, [紅血球生成素], erythropoietin (EPO) 细胞生物学 xìbāoshēngwùxué, [細胞生物學], cell biology 终生伴侣 zhōngshēngbànlǚ, [終生伴侶], lifelong partner or companion 结婚生子 jiéhūnshēngzǐ, [結婚生子], to get married and have kids/to start a family 统一招生 tǒngyīzhāoshēng, [統一招生], national unified entrance exam 维持生活 wéichíshēnghuó, [維持生活], to subsist/to eke out a living/to keep body and soul together 缠夹二先生 chánjiāèrxiānsheng, [纏夾二先生], annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly 罗生门 Luóshēngmén, [羅生門], Rashomon, Japanese novel and movie/(fig.) situation where conflicting interpreta... 老蚌生珠 lǎobàngshēngzhū, lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)/fig. birthing a son at an advanced ... 聊生 liáoshēng, to earn a living (esp. with negative) 肿瘤病医生 zhǒngliúbìngyīshēng, [腫瘤病醫生], oncologist (medicine) 胚胎发生 pēitāifāshēng, [胚胎發生], embryogenesis 脊椎指压治疗医生 jǐzhuīzhǐyāzhìliáoyīshēng, [脊椎指壓治療醫生], chiropractor 脑子生锈 nǎozishēngxiù, [腦子生銹], lit. brains rusty/ossified thinking 腋生 yèshēng, axillary (botany)/budding in the angle between branch and stem 腐生兰 fǔshēnglán, [腐生蘭], Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl. 自养生物 zìyǎngshēngwù, [自養生物], (biology) autotroph 舍生取义 shěshēngqǔyì, [捨生取義], to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over li... 舍生忘死 shěshēngwàngsǐ, [捨生忘死], bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb/undaun... 节上生枝 jiéshàngshēngzhī, [節上生枝], a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising 花生浆 huāshēngjiàng, [花生漿], peanut butter/also written 花生醬|花生酱 花生秀 huāshēngxiù, fashion show (loanword) 苍生 cāngshēng, [蒼生], (area where) vegetation grows/the common people 苍生涂炭 cāngshēngtútàn, [蒼生塗炭], the common people in a miserable state 苏生 sūshēng, [蘇生], to revive/to come back to life 苟且偷生 gǒuqiětōushēng, to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence 荼毒生灵 túdúshēnglíng, [荼毒生靈], to torment the people (idiom) 落地生根 luòdìshēnggēn, air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)/to put down roots 蓬筚生光 péngbìshēngguāng, [蓬篳生光], Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling 蓬荜生光 péngbìshēngguāng, [蓬蓽生光], Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling 蔓生 mànshēng, trailing plant/liana/creeper/overgrown 蔓生植物 mànshēngzhíwù, creeper/climbing plant/twiner 虎口余生 hǔkǒuyúshēng, [虎口餘生], to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)/to have a narrow escape 虽死犹生 suīsǐyóushēng, [雖死猶生], lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit 衍生产品 yǎnshēngchǎnpǐn, [衍生產品], derivative product/derivative (in finance) 衍生工具 yǎnshēnggōngjù, derivative (finance) 见习医生 jiànxíyīshēng, [見習醫生], medical intern 见景生情 jiànjǐngshēngqíng, [見景生情], to be touched by a scene/to adapt to the situation 计生 jìshēng, [計生], planned childbirth/birth control/family planning/abbr. for 計劃生育|计划生育 讨生活 tǎoshēnghuó, [討生活], to eke out a living/to live from hand to mouth/to drift aimlessly 语言产生 yǔyánchǎnshēng, [語言產生], production of speech 诸生 zhūshēng, [諸生], Imperial scholar from the Ming Dynasty onwards 调干生 diàogànshēng, [調幹生], worker chosen to become a cadre and sent to complete his schooling 贡生 gòngshēng, [貢生], candidate for the Imperial Examination proposed by a tributary state 账房先生 zhàngfángxiānsheng, [賬房先生], bookkeeper (old) 贴生 tiēshēng, [貼生], male supporting actor in a Chinese opera 资优生 zīyōushēng, [資優生], brilliant student 资生堂 Zīshēngtáng, [資生堂], Shiseidō (Japanese cosmetics company) 赘生 zhuìshēng, [贅生], excrescence/abnormal superfluous growth 赛先生 Sàixiānsheng, [賽先生], "Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wǔ sì Yùn dòng]/... 跳级生 tiàojíshēng, [跳級生], student who jumps a year 转学生 zhuǎnxuésheng, [轉學生], transfer student 转生 zhuǎnshēng, [轉生], reincarnation (Buddhism) 逆生长 nìshēngzhǎng, [逆生長], to seem to grow younger/to regain one's youthful looks 造谣生事 zàoyáoshēngshì, [造謠生事], to start rumours and create trouble 遇事生风 yùshìshēngfēng, [遇事生風], to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom) 醉生梦死 zuìshēngmèngsǐ, [醉生夢死], as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence/in a drunken stu... 醋海生波 cùhǎishēngbō, lit. waves on a sea of vinegar/trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom) 重水生产 zhòngshuǐshēngchǎn, [重水生產], heavy water production 野生动植物园 yěshēngdòngzhíwùyuán, [野生動植物園], wildlife park/safari park 野生动物 yěshēngdòngwù, [野生動物], wild animal 野生植物 yěshēngzhíwù, plants in the wild 野生猫 yěshēngmāo, [野生貓], wild cat 野生生物 yěshēngshēngwù, wildlife/creatures in the wild/wild organism 野生生物基金会 YěshēngShēngwùJījīnhuì, [野生生物基金會], World Wildlife Fund (WWF) 金融衍生产品 jīnróngyǎnshēngchǎnpǐn, [金融衍生產品], financial derivative 铁窗生活 tiěchuāngshēnghuó, [鐵窗生活], time served in prison/prison life 长生不死 chángshēngbùsǐ, [長生不死], immortality 长生久视 chángshēngjiǔshì, [長生久視], to grow old with unfailing eyes and ears (idiom) 长生果 chángshēngguǒ, [長生果], peanut/groundnut (slang) 长生禄位 chángshēnglùwèi, [長生祿位], tablet and altar honoring a great benefactor (idiom) 陆生 lùshēng, [陸生], terrestrial (animal, species) 陈方安生 ChénFāngĀnshēng, [陳方安生], Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001) 隐生宙 yǐnshēngzhòu, [隱生宙], Cryptozoic/geological eon before the appearance of abundant fossils/hidden life,... 非婚生 fēihūnshēng, born out of wedlock/illegitimate 非婚生子女 fēihūnshēngzǐnǚ, an illegitimate child 须生 xūshēng, [鬚生], see 老生[lǎo shēng] 风水先生 fēngshuǐxiānsheng, [風水先生], feng shui master/geomancer/stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a ch... 高中学生 gāozhōngxuéshēng, [高中學生], student of a senior high school 高年级生 gāoniánjíshēng, [高年級生], senior student 鬼由心生 guǐyóuxīnshēng, devils are born in the heart (idiom)/fears originate in the mind 魏京生 WèiJīngshēng, Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and... 鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋 niǎobùlāshǐ,jībùshēngdàn, [鳥不拉屎，雞不生蛋], lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)/fig. g... 鸟不生蛋 niǎobùshēngdàn, [鳥不生蛋], deserted (of a place) 鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎 niǎobùshēngdàn,gǒubùlāshǐ, [鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎], lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)/fig. g... 麻生 Máshēng, Asō (name)/ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime min... 麻生太郎 MáshēngTàiláng, ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from ... 齿颊生香 chǐjiáshēngxiāng, [齒頰生香], lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)/fig. to water at the mouth/to droo... 龙生九子 lóngshēngjiǔzǐ, [龍生九子], lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters/good and bad... 龙生龙，凤生凤 lóngshēnglóng,fèngshēngfèng, [龍生龍，鳳生鳳], lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom)/fig. the apple doesn't...