Chinese words starting with “sheng”
53 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable sheng. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 15 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
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- 1st tone 31
- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 5
- 4th tone 16
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 生活shēng huóHSK 2
to live; life; livelihood
- 生命shēng mìngHSK 3
life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature
- 声音shēng yīnHSK 2
voice; sound
- 胜利shèng lìHSK 3
victory
- 生日shēng rìHSK 1
birthday
- 剩下shèng xiàHSK 5
to remain; to be left over
- 生意shēng yìHSK 3
life force; vitality
- 生气shēng qìHSK 1
to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness
- 生产shēng chǎnHSK 3
to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
- 生存shēng cúnHSK 3
to exist; to survive
- 声明shēng míngHSK 3
to state; to declare; statement; declaration
- 生长shēng zhǎngHSK 3
to grow; to grow up; to be brought up
- 生病shēng bìngHSK 1
to fall ill
- 生动shēng dòngHSK 3
vivid; lively
- 生词shēng cíHSK 2
new word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
All 53 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 生 | shēng | v,g,a | to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student | |
| 2 | 声 | shēng | qv,g,n | sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds | |
| 3 | 省 | shěng | n,v | to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government) | |
| 4 | 胜 | shèng | v,g | victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) | |
| 5 | 升 | shēng | v,q | to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 | |
| 6 | 生物 | shēng wù | n | organism; living creature; life form; biological | |
| 7 | 剩 | shèng | v | to remain; to be left; to have as remainder | |
| 8 | 圣诞节 | shèng dàn jié | t | Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas | |
| 9 | 升级 | shēng jí | v,vn | to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity); (computing) to upgrade | |
| 10 | 生涯 | shēng yá | n | career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life | |
| 11 | 声称 | shēng chēng | v | to claim; to state; to proclaim; to assert | |
| 12 | 生理 | shēng lǐ | n | physiology | |
| 13 | 生死 | shēng sǐ | n,v | life or death | |
| 14 | 盛大 | shèng dà | b,a | grand; majestic; magnificent | |
| 15 | 剩余 | shèng yú | vn,v | remainder; surplus | |
| 16 | 盛 | shèng | v,a,ad,g | flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively | |
| 17 | 绳子 | shéng zi | n | cord; string; rope | |
| 18 | 生态 | shēng tài | n | ecology | |
| 19 | 升高 | shēng gāo | v,vn | to raise; to ascend | |
| 20 | 生效 | shēng xiào | v | to take effect; to go into effect | |
| 21 | 生育 | shēng yù | vn,v | to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility | |
| 22 | 生前 | shēng qián | t | (of a deceased) during one's life; while living | |
| 23 | 胜负 | shèng fù | n | victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle | |
| 24 | 声誉 | shēng yù | n | reputation; fame | |
| 25 | 胜任 | shèng rèn | v | qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task | |
| 26 | 生成 | shēng chéng | v,vn | to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with | |
| 27 | 生机 | shēng jī | n | opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality | |
| 28 | 盛会 | shèng huì | n | pageant; distinguished meeting | |
| 29 | 声望 | shēng wàng | n | popularity; prestige | |
| 30 | 升值 | shēng zhí | v,vn | to rise in value; to appreciate | |
| 31 | 牲畜 | shēng chù | n | domesticated animals; livestock | |
| 32 | 生活费 | shēng huó fèi | n | cost of living; living expenses; alimony | |
| 33 | 省钱 | shěng qián | a,v | to save money | |
| 34 | 升温 | shēng wēn | v,vn | to become hot; temperature rise; (fig.) to intensify; to hot up; to escalate; to get a boost | |
| 35 | 盛开 | shèng kāi | v | blooming; in full flower | |
| 36 | 生平 | shēng píng | n | life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life | |
| 37 | 盛行 | shèng xíng | v | to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent | |
| 38 | 省略 | shěng lüè | v | to leave out; an omission | |
| 39 | 生怕 | shēng pà | v | to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to | |
| 40 | 生锈 | shēng xiù | v | to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization | |
| 41 | 省事 | shěng shì | a,v | to simplify matters; to save trouble | |
| 42 | 声调 | shēng diào | n | tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable) | |
| 43 | 生疏 | shēng shū | a | unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed | |
| 44 | 声势 | shēng shì | n | fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum | |
| 45 | 生硬 | shēng yìng | a | stiff; harsh | |
| 46 | 升学 | shēng xué | v,vn | to enter the next grade school | |
| 47 | 盛产 | shèng chǎn | v | to produce in abundance; to be rich in | |
| 48 | 胜出 | shèng chū | v,vn | to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory | |
| 49 | 盛情 | shèng qíng | n,ad | great kindness; magnificent hospitality | |
| 50 | 省会 | shěng huì | n | provincial capital |
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