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| Pronunciation |
: |
shēng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- give birth to; bear. (v)
- alive; living. (adj)
- unripe; raw; uncooked. (adj)
- 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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 新 |
: |
new |
| 生 |
: |
student |
| 已 |
: |
already |
| 开始 |
: |
start, begin |
| 报到 |
: |
report for duty, check in, register |
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