shēng

to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)

adjective(副) HSK 3.0 · Band 4

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

弟弟生下来就很胖。

My brother was fat from birth.

大家生火做饭。

We made a fire and cooked.