生

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Pronunciation : shēng

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Meaning :
  1. give birth to; bear. (v)
  2. alive; living. (adj)
  3. unripe; raw; uncooked. (adj)
  4. student; pupil. (n)
Radical : 生
Strokes : 5
Traditional : 生
Usage : 74.5%
Sentences:
1. He was born in the United States.
tā chū shēnɡ zài měi ɡuó 。
他 出 生 在 美 国 。

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他 : he
出生 : be born
在 : in
美国 : United States
2. That was a life-and-death struggle。
nà shì yì cháng shēng sǐ dòu zhēng 。
那 是 一 场 生 死 斗 争 。

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那 : that
是 : be
一 : (numeral) one
场 : (measure word) spell, period, course, fall, bout
生 : live
死 : death
斗争 : struggle, fight, combat, battle
3. Cucumbers can be eaten raw.
huáng guā kě yǐ shēng chī 。
黄 瓜 可 以 生 吃 。

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黄瓜 : cucumber
可以 : can
生 : raw
吃 : eat
4. The new students have started registering.
xīn shēng yǐ kāi shǐ bào dào 。
新 生 已 开 始 报 到 。

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新 : new
生 : student
已 : already
开始 : start, begin
报到 : report for duty, check in, register
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July 30th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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RichardJuly 31st, 2009 at 1:21 am

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