| shēng | to be born/to give birth/life/to grow |
| 生 | to be born to give birth life |
| 生丁 | centime |
| 生上皮 | epithelize |
| 生下 | to give birth to |
| 生不如死 | living death |
| 生不逢时 | born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate) born under an unlucky star ahead of his time |
| 生不逢辰 | be born at an unlucky hour |
| 生业 | occupation; business |
| 生丝 | raw silk |
| 生乳的 | milch |
| 生事 | make trouble; create a disturbance |
| 生于 | born |
| 生于优患，死于安乐 | thrive in calamity and perish in soft living life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure (idiom) |
| 生于忧患，死于安乐 | to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living; life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure |
| 生于沼泽的 | marshy |
| 生产 | childbirth parturition to produce |
| 生产不足 | underproduction |
| 生产中心 | production center |
| 生产井 | a producing well |
| 生产企业 | manufacturer |