Usage of the character 生

(medicine) hyperplasia
(abbr. for 增廣生員／增广生员 (zēngguāngshēngyuān)) a scholar studying for the Ming dynasty imperial examinations who did not make the quota for support in the form of a monthly allowance of rice that students who made the quota received

tóngshēng

童生

[童生]

candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam

zàishēng

再生

[再生]

to be reborn
to regenerate
to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)
recycling
regeneration

shēngjī

生机

[生機]

opportunity to live; hope of success
vigor; vitality

xiānsheng

先生

[先生]

teacher
gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
husband
(dialect) doctor
CL:位 (wèi)

shēngxiù

生锈

[生銹]

to rust
to grow rusty
to corrode
oxidization

shēngchéng

生成

[生成]

to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being
to be born with; to be blessed with

shēngshǒu

生手

[生手]

novice
new hand
sb new to a job

shēngfěn

生粉

[生粉]

cornflour
starch powder (cooking)

shēngzhǎng

生长

[生長]

to grow
to grow up
to be brought up

shēnglíng

生灵

[生靈]

(literary) the people
living thing
creature

yǎnshēng

衍生

[衍生]

to give rise to
to derive
derivative
derivation

zhūshēng

诸生

[諸生]

Imperial scholar from the Ming Dynasty onwards

shēngpíng

生平

[生平]

life (a person's whole life)
in one's entire life

shēngròu

生肉

[生肉]

raw meat

shēngchōu

生抽

[生抽]

light soy sauce

shēngshū

生疏

[生疏]

unfamiliar
strange
out of practice
not accustomed

shēngrén

生人

[生人]

stranger
living person
to give birth
to be born (in a certain time or place)

píngshēng

平生

[平生]

all one's life

mòshēng

陌生

[陌生]

strange
unfamiliar

chóngshēng

重生

[重生]

to be reborn
rebirth

hǎoshēng

好生

[好生]

(dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly

shēngtǔ

生土

[生土]

(agr.) immature soil
virgin soil

shēnglǐ

生理

[生理]

physiology

zhāoshēng

招生

[招生]

to enroll new students
to get students

Kāng Shēng

康生

[康生]

Kang Sheng (1896-1975), Chinese communist leader, a politburo member during the Cultural Revolution and posthumously blamed for some of its excesses

héngshēng

横生

[橫生]

to grow without restraint
overflowing with
to happen unexpectedly

ānshēng

安生

[安生]

peaceful
restful
quiet
still

Héngshēng

恒生

[恆生]

Hang Seng (the name of a bank in Hong Kong and of the stock market index the bank established)

shēngpí

生啤

[生啤]

draft beer
unpasteurized beer

shēngtài

生态

[生態]

ecology

shēngxiào

生效

[生效]

to take effect
to go into effect

bìshēng

毕生

[畢生]

all one's life
lifetime

qīnshēng

亲生

[親生]

one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)
biological (parents)
birth (parents)

zhuìshēng

赘生

[贅生]

excrescence
abnormal superfluous growth

chāoshēng

超生

[超生]

to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy
to be reincarnated
to be lenient

xīnshēng

新生

[新生]

new
newborn
emerging
nascent
rebirth
regeneration
new life
new student

shāshēng

杀生

[殺生]

to take the life of a living creature

shēngjì

生技

[生技]

biotechnology
abbr. for 生物技術／生物技术
(Tw) abbr. for 生物科技

jìshēng

寄生

[寄生]

to live in or on another organism as a parasite
to live by taking advantage of others
parasitism
parasitic

tiānshēng

天生

[天生]

nature
disposition
innate
natural

sǐshēng

死生

[死生]

life or death
critical (event)

xūshēng

须生

[鬚生]

see 老生 (lǎoshēng)

to emit light

shēngqī

生漆

[生漆]

raw lacquer

Qiángshēng

强生

[強生]

Johnson (surname)
Johnson & Johnson (company)

tāishēng

胎生

[胎生]

viviparity
zoogony

yèshēng

腋生

[腋生]

axillary (botany)
budding in the angle between branch and stem

shēngfā

生发

[生發]

to emerge and grow
to develop

rènshēng

认生

[認生]

shy with strangers

shēngyǎng

生养

[生養]

to bring up (children)
to raise
to bear

yǎngshēng

养生

[養生]

to maintain good health
to raise a child or animal
curing (of concrete etc)

fàngshēng

放生

[放生]

to set free a captive animal (in some cases, as an act of Buddhist mercy)

shēngxiào

生肖

[生肖]

one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支 (dìzhī)
animal from the Chinese zodiac

shēngjì

生计

[生計]

livelihood

shīshēng

师生

[師生]

teachers and students

shēngwèi

生畏

[生畏]

to feel intimidated

shuāngshēng

双生

[雙生]

twin (attributive)
twins

shēngtiě

生铁

[生鐵]

pig iron

yōushēng

优生

[優生]

outstanding student
to give birth to healthy babies (typically involving prenatal screening and the abortion of offspring with a severe abnormality)
to enhance the genetic quality of a population; eugenics

shēngwù

生物

[生物]

organism
living creature
life form
biological
CL:個／个 (gè)

shēngyuàn

生愿

[生願]

desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā)
craving for rebirth

mànshēng

蔓生

[蔓生]

trailing plant
liana
creeper
overgrown

qiúshēng

求生

[求生]

to seek survival
to possess the will to live

shēnghuǒ

生火

[生火]

to make a fire; to light a fire

jīnshēng

今生

[今生]

this life

shēngchū

生出

[生出]

to give birth
to grow (whiskers etc)
to generate
to produce

wǎnshēng

晚生

[晚生]

I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old)

shēngjìng

生境

[生境]

habitat

shēngměng

生猛

[生猛]

full of life
violent
brave
fresh (of seafood)

chàshēng

差生

[差生]

weak student

shēngqián

生前

[生前]

(of a deceased) during one's life
while living

dúshēng

独生

[獨生]

only (child); without siblings
to be the sole survivor

shēngyá

生涯

[生涯]

career
life (way in which sb lives)
period of one's life

qīshēng

欺生

[欺生]

to cheat strangers
to bully strangers
(of domesticated animals) to be rebellious with unfamiliar people

gòngshēng

贡生

[貢生]

candidate for the Imperial Examination proposed by a tributary state

rénshēng

人生

[人生]

life (one's time on earth)

shēngjiù

生就

[生就]

to be born with
to be gifted with

yúshēng

余生

[餘生]

the remaining years of one's life
survival (after a disaster)

méngshēng

萌生

[萌生]

to burgeon
to produce
to conceive
to be in the initial stage

shūshēng

书生

[書生]

scholar
intellectual
egghead

shēngtái

生苔

[生苔]

mossy

yīshēng

医生

[醫生]

doctor
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)

nüshēng

女生

[女生]

schoolgirl
female student
girl

shēngxià

生下

[生下]

to give birth to

wéishēng

为生

[為生]

to make a living

shēngténg

生疼

[生疼]

extremely painful

shēngbìng

生病

[生病]

to fall ill

shēngyào

生药

[生藥]

unprocessed medicinal herb

rúshēng

儒生

[儒生]

Confucian scholar (old)

shēngzì

生字

[生字]

new character (in textbook)
character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied

shēngpí

生皮

[生皮]

pelt
raw hide

shēngyuán

生员

[生員]

scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)

huāshēng

花生

[花生]

peanut
CL:粒 (lì)

mínshēng

民生

[民生]

people's livelihood
people's welfare

hùshēng

护生

[護生]

nursing student
(Buddhism) to preserve the lives of all living beings

chángshēng

长生

[長生]

long life

shēngjiāng

生姜

[生薑]

fresh ginger

qìngshēng

庆生

[慶生]

to celebrate a birthday

cìshēng

次生

[次生]

derivative
secondary
sub-

zhōngshēng

终生

[終生]

throughout one's life
lifetime; lifelong

hòushēng

后生

[後生]

young generation
youth
young man

shēngpà

生怕

[生怕]

to fear
afraid
extremely nervous
for fear that
to avoid
so as not to

shēngzhū

生猪

[生豬]

live pig; pig on the hoof

yīshēng

一生

[一生]

all one's life; throughout one's life

xuésheng

学生

[學生]

student
schoolchild

shēngshì

生事

[生事]

to make trouble

chùsheng

畜生

[畜生]

domestic animal
brute
bastard

chūshēng

初生

[初生]

newborn
nascent
primary (biology)

xiěshēng

写生

[寫生]

to sketch from nature
to do a still life drawing

wèishēng

卫生

[衛生]

health
hygiene
sanitation

jìshēng

计生

[計生]

planned childbirth
birth control
family planning
abbr. for 計劃生育／计划生育

shēngcún

生存

[生存]

to exist
to survive

shēngchī

生吃

[生吃]

to eat raw

yíngsheng

营生

[營生]

(coll.) job
work

zhòngshēng

众生

[眾生]

all living things

shēngxìng

生性

[生性]

natural disposition

táoshēng

逃生

[逃生]

to flee for one's life

zhèngshēng

正生

[正生]

starring male role in a Chinese opera

shēngrì

生日

[生日]

birthday
CL:個／个 (gè)

shēnglái

生来

[生來]

from birth
by one's nature

shēngfān

生番

[生番]

barbarian
aboriginal savage

shēngyuán

生源

[生源]

supply of students
source of students

chǎnshēng

产生

[產生]

to arise; to come into being; to come about
to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate

duìshēng

对生

[對生]

(botany) opposite leaf arrangement
paired leaf arrangement

shēngháo

生蚝

[生蠔]

raw oyster

shēngyì

生意

[生意]

life force
vitality

wǔshēng

武生

[武生]

male military role in a Chinese opera

yǎnshēng

眼生

[眼生]

unfamiliar
strange-looking

zhuǎnshēng

转生

[轉生]

reincarnation (Buddhism)

láishēng

来生

[來生]

next life

tiēshēng

贴生

[貼生]

male supporting actor in a Chinese opera

Wěi Shēng

尾生

[尾生]

Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)
sb who keeps to their word no matter what

jiùshēng

救生

[救生]

to save a life
life-saving

shēngzǐ

生子

[生子]

to give birth to a child or children

shēngsè

生涩

[生澀]

unripe
tart
not fully proficient
somewhat shaky

shēngrè

生热

[生熱]

to generate heat

cuīshēng

催生

[催生]

to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby
(obstetrics) to induce labor
to expedite childbirth
(fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence

shēngmǐ

生米

[生米]

coarse rice
uncooked rice

jiēshēng

接生

[接生]

to deliver (a newborn child)

fùshēng

复生

[復生]

to be reborn
to recover
to come back to life
to regenerate

yúshēng

鱼生

[魚生]

sliced raw fish

gēngshēng

更生

[更生]

resurrection
rebirth
reinvigorated
rejuvenated
a new lease of life

shēngyìng

生硬

[生硬]

stiff
harsh

yuánshēng

原生

[原生]

original
primary
native
indigenous
proto-
stock (firmware)

shēngyàn

生厌

[生厭]

to disgust
to pall
fed up
tedious
cloying
boring
irritating

tóushēng

投生

[投生]

reborn (of departed spirit)
to be reincarnated
to leave home for a new life

luánshēng

孪生

[孿生]

(adj.) twin

gòngshēng

共生

[共生]

symbiosis

nánshēng

男生

[男生]

schoolboy
male student
boy
guy (young adult male)

shēngzào

生造

[生造]

to coin (words or expressions)

dànshēng

诞生

[誕生]

to be born

tōushēng

偷生

[偷生]

to live without purpose

fǎngshēng

仿生

[仿生]

to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism; bionic; biomimetic

shēngcái

生财

[生財]

to make money

shēngpì

生僻

[生僻]

unfamiliar
rarely seen

qiánshēng

前生

[前生]

previous life
previous incarnation

shēngmìng

生命

[生命]

life (as the characteristic of living beings)
living being; creature (CL:個／个 (gè),條／条 (tiáo))

shēngsǐ

生死

[生死]

life or death

yěshēng

野生

[野生]

wild
undomesticated

shēngmǔ

生母

[生母]

natural mother
birth mother

jiàngshēng

降生

[降生]

to be born
arrival of newborn
birth (of a savior or religious leader)

shuǐshēng

水生

[水生]

aquatic (plant, animal)

lǎoshēng

老生

[老生]

venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera)

Shēngdá

生达

[生達]

Sinda, name of former county 1983-1999 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區／昌都地区 ( Chāngdūdìqū), Tibet

qīngshēng

轻生

[輕生]

a suicide
to commit suicide

shēngchǎn

生产

[生產]

to produce; to manufacture
to give birth to a child

shēngyù

生育

[生育]

to give birth to; to bear
fertility

shēnghuó

生活

[生活]

to live
life
livelihood

yǒngshēng

永生

[永生]

to live forever
eternal life
all one's life

suǒshēng

所生

[所生]

parents (father and mother)

jiāshēng

夹生

[夾生]

half-cooked
(fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc
Taiwan pr. (jiàsheng)

shēngmiè

生灭

[生滅]

life and death

Máshēng

麻生

[麻生]

Asō (name)
ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009

shēnglù

生路

[生路]

a way to make a living
a way to survive
a way out of a predicament

liáoshēng

聊生

[聊生]

to earn a living (esp. with negative)

shìyìngshēng

侍应生

[侍應生]

waiter; waitress

shēngchǎnduì

生产队

[生產隊]

production team

rùwǔshēng

入伍生

[入伍生]

newly enlisted officer student
cadet

cìshēnglín

次生林

[次生林]

secondary growth of forest

zàifāshēng

再发生

[再發生]

to reoccur

shēngmìngdài

生命带

[生命帶]

(neologism) (used in road safety campaigns) "life-saving belt", i.e. seat belt
(astrobiology) circumstellar habitable zone

Shēngdáxiāng

生达乡

[生達鄉]

Sinda village in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區／昌都地区 ( Chāngdūdìqū), Tibet

huóshēngshēng

活生生

[活生生]

real (people)
living (artist)
while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)

shēngyùlü

生育率

[生育率]

birth rate

gāocáishēng

高材生

[高材生]

student of great ability

chūshēnglü

出生率

[出生率]

birthrate

pángtīngshēng

旁听生

[旁聽生]

auditor (student)

shēnghuóguǎn

生活馆

[生活館]

living museum

chūshēngzhèng

出生证

[出生證]

birth certificate
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

shēngwùxìng

生物性

[生物性]

biological

jiùshēngquān

救生圈

[救生圈]

life buoy; life belt
(jocular) flab; spare tire

shēngpíjiǔ

生啤酒

[生啤酒]

draft beer
unpasteurized beer

shēngwùzhōng

生物钟

[生物鐘]

biological clock

wèishēngjú

卫生局

[衛生局]

health office
bureau of hygiene

shēngrìkǎ

生日卡

[生日卡]

birthday card

cuīshēngsù

催生素

[催生素]

oxytocin

yěshēngmāo

野生猫

[野生貓]

wild cat

jiēshēngpó

接生婆

[接生婆]

midwife

shēngwùqún

生物群

[生物群]

biota
ecological community
fossil assemblage

chūzhōngshēng

初中生

[初中生]

junior high student

Hòushēngshěng

厚生省

[厚生省]

Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生勞動省／厚生劳动省 ( Hòushēng Láodòngshěng))

shēngwùjiǎn

生物碱

[生物鹼]

alkaloid

yèshēnghuó

夜生活

[夜生活]

night life

zàishēngchǎn

再生产

[再生產]

to reproduce
reproduction

zhírìshēng

值日生

[值日生]

student on duty
prefect

fāshēnglü

发生率

[發生率]

rate of occurrence

Zīshēngtáng

资生堂

[資生堂]

Shiseidō (Japanese cosmetics company)

shēngzhǎnglü

生长率

[生長率]

growth rate

shēngchéngshù

生成树

[生成樹]

spanning tree (in graph theory)

shēngfàjì

生发剂

[生髮劑]

hair restorer
hair regrowth tonic

wúshēngmìng

无生命

[無生命]

inert
lifeless

wèishēngkuài

卫生筷

[衛生筷]

disposable chopsticks

Gǔshēngdài

古生代

[古生代]

Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀／寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀／奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀／志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀／泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀／石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀／二叠纪

shēngfùmǔ

生父母

[生父母]

biological parents
natural parents

èrniánshēng

二年生

[二年生]

biennial (botany)

shēnglǐqī

生理期

[生理期]

menstrual period

Aìmòshēng

爱默生

[愛默生]

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American poet, essayist, and philosopher

shēngmiàntuán

生面团

[生麵糰]

dough

Luóshēngmén

罗生门

[羅生門]

Rashomon, Japanese novel and movie
(fig.) situation where conflicting interpretations of the same event obscure the truth
unsolvable case

Xiǎnshēngdài

显生代

[顯生代]

Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀／寒武纪 ( Hánwǔjì), c. 540m year ago

shēngwùjiè

生物界

[生物界]

biosphere
natural world

huāshēngxiù

花生秀

[花生秀]

(loanword) fashion show

bìyèshēng

毕业生

[畢業生]

graduate

zhǔnshēngzhèng

准生证

[准生證]

birth permit

jiùshēngfá

救生筏

[救生筏]

a life raft

shēngzhílún

生殖轮

[生殖輪]

svadhisthana, the navel or libido chakra, residing in the genitals

Antúshēng

安徒生

[安徒生]

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

yìyèshēng

肄业生

[肄業生]

dropout student

yuánshēngzhì

原生质

[原生質]

protoplasm

huāshēngmǐ

花生米

[花生米]

shelled peanuts

hòushēngxiàng

厚生相

[厚生相]

minister of health (of Japan, UK etc)

shēngshíhuī

生石灰

[生石灰]

calcium oxide CaO
quicklime

sīshēnghuó

私生活

[私生活]

private life

Aìdíshēng

爱迪生

[愛迪生]

Edison (name)
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman

shēngtàixì

生态系

[生態系]

ecosystem

shēngcíyǔ

生词语

[生詞語]

vocabulary words (in language-learning books)
new or unfamiliar words

Aìdíshēng

艾迪生

[艾迪生]

Addison (name)
Addison, city in United States

běnkēshēng

本科生

[本科生]

undergraduate student

xīnchūshēng

新出生

[新出生]

newly born

shēngmènqì

生闷气

[生悶氣]

to seethe
to sulk
to be pissed off (vulgar)

huāshēngjiàng

花生酱

[花生醬]

peanut butter

shēngzhíxiàn

生殖腺

[生殖腺]

gonad; reproductive gland

yánjiūshēng

研究生

[研究生]

graduate student
postgraduate student
research student

wèishēngqiú

卫生球

[衛生球]

mothball

shēngyǒuquán

生有权

[生有權]

birthright

duōniánshēng

多年生

[多年生]

perennial (of plants)

wèishēngjiān

卫生间

[衛生間]

bathroom
toilet
WC
CL:間／间 (jiān)

shēnglǐxìng

生理性

[生理性]

physiological

jiēxiànshēng

接线生

[接線生]

switchboard operator
phone operator

dàxuéshēng

大学生

[大學生]

university student
college student

shēngwùnéng

生物能

[生物能]

bio-energy

Wèishēngbù

卫生部

[衛生部]

Ministry of Health

luòhuāshēng

落花生

[落花生]

peanut (the plant)

hújìshēng

槲寄生

[槲寄生]

mistletoe

shēngnǎiyóu

生奶油

[生奶油]

cream
whipped cream

shēngyúpiàn

生鱼片

[生魚片]

sashimi

xìngshēnghuó

性生活

[性生活]

sex life

Běnshēngdēng

本生灯

[本生燈]

Bunsen burner

shēnghuófèi

生活费

[生活費]

cost of living
living expenses
alimony

wèishēngjīn

卫生巾

[衛生巾]

sanitary towel

pàishēngcí

派生词

[派生詞]

derivative word

kàngshēngsù

抗生素

[抗生素]

antibiotic

shēnglìmiàn

生力面

[生力麵]

instant noodles (old)

shēngjiāngsī

生姜丝

[生薑絲]

shredded ginger

wèishēngkù

卫生裤

[衛生褲]

long underwear pants

gāozhōngshēng

高中生

[高中生]

senior high school student

zhuǎnxuésheng

转学生

[轉學生]

transfer student

wèishēngtīng

卫生厅

[衛生廳]

(provincial) health department

kězàishēng

可再生

[可再生]

renewable (resource)

Wèi Jīngshēng

魏京生

[魏京生]

Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997

gǔshēngwù

古生物

[古生物]

paleo-organism

shēngzhílì

生殖力

[生殖力]

fertility

shēngcíběn

生词本

[生詞本]

vocabulary notebook

jiùshēngyuán

救生员

[救生員]

lifeguard

gāocáishēng

高才生

[高才生]

student of great ability
talented student

jìsùshēng

寄宿生

[寄宿生]

boarder

liúxuéshēng

留学生

[留學生]

student studying abroad
(foreign) exchange student
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi)

dúshēngnü

独生女

[獨生女]

a daughter who is an only child

jiānzishēng

尖子生

[尖子生]

top student

shēngwùliàn

生物链

[生物鏈]

food chain

zuòshēnghuó

做生活

[做生活]

to work
to do manual labor

liǎngshēnglèi

两生类

[兩生類]

class Amphibia

jiāshēngfàn

夹生饭

[夾生飯]

half-cooked rice
(fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance
Taiwan pr. (jiàshengfàn)

shēnglìjūn

生力军

[生力軍]

fresh troops
(fig.) lifeblood
new force

wèishēngwán

卫生丸

[衛生丸]

mothball
(jocular term) bullet

xiǎoxuéshēng

小学生

[小學生]

primary school student
schoolchild
CL:個／个 (gè),名 (míng)
(fig.) beginner

shēngchǎnxiàn

生产线

[生產線]

assembly line
production line

shēngfěnshuǐ

生粉水

[生粉水]

starch solution (cooking)

yǐnshēngzhòu

隐生宙

[隱生宙]

Cryptozoic
geological eon before the appearance of abundant fossils
hidden life, as opposed to Phanerozoic

jìshēngchóng

寄生虫

[寄生蟲]

parasite (biology)
(fig.) freeloader

bóshìshēng

博士生

[博士生]

PhD student; doctoral candidate

shēnglǐjià

生理假

[生理假]

menstrual leave (Tw)

shēnghuánzhě

生还者

[生還者]

survivor

shēngchǎnzhě

生产者

[生產者]

producer (of goods, commodities or farm produce etc)
manufacturer
(biology) autotroph

fǔshēnglán

腐生兰

[腐生蘭]

Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.

jiùshēngyī

救生衣

[救生衣]

life jacket
life vest

Yìbǔshēng

易卜生

[易卜生]

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian dramatist, author of Doll's House 玩偶之家

wēishēngwù

微生物

[微生物]

microorganism

mànshēnghuó

慢生活

[慢生活]

slow living

shēnglǐxué

生理学

[生理學]

physiology

qiánbànshēng

前半生

[前半生]

first half of one's life

shēngzhíqì

生殖器

[生殖器]

reproductive organ
genitals

jiùshēngchuán

救生船

[救生船]

lifeboat

yōushēngxué

优生学

[優生學]

eugenics

wèishēngshǔ

卫生署

[衛生署]

health bureau (or office, or department, or agency)

yǎnshēngwù

衍生物

[衍生物]

a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)

yǎngshēngfǎ

养生法

[養生法]

regime (diet)

cuīshēngpó

催生婆

[催生婆]

midwife who induces labor

zàishēngshuǐ

再生水

[再生水]

reclaimed water; recycled water

shēngzúnián

生卒年

[生卒年]

dates of birth and death (of historical figure)

lāshēngyì

拉生意

[拉生意]

to tout
to solicit customers

tiàojíshēng

跳级生

[跳級生]

student who jumps a year

Aìpǔshēng

爱普生

[愛普生]

Epson, Japanese electronics company

Shēngdáxiàn

生达县

[生達縣]

Sinda county, name of former county 1983-1999 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區／昌都地区 ( Chāngdūdìqū), Tibet

shíxísheng

实习生

[實習生]

intern (student)

bànshēngqì

伴生气

[伴生氣]

associated gas (petrochemical engineering)

chūshēngdì

出生地

[出生地]

birthplace

shēnghuàxué

生化学

[生化學]

biochemistry

shuòshìshēng

硕士生

[碩士生]

Master's degree student

shēngwùquān

生物圈

[生物圈]

biosphere
ecosphere

Déxiānsheng

德先生

[德先生]

"Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動／五四运动 ( Wǔsì Yùndòng)
abbr. for 德謨克拉西／德谟克拉西 (démókèlāxī)
see also 賽先生／赛先生 ( Sàixiānsheng)

wèishēngtào

卫生套

[衛生套]

condom
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

cuīshēngzhě

催生者

[催生者]

driving force behind sth

shēngshígāo

生石膏

[生石膏]

gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
plaster

jiùshēngduì

救生队

[救生隊]

rescue team
CL:支 (zhī)

fúwùshēng

服务生

[服務生]

server (at a restaurant)

xuéshengzhèng

学生证

[學生證]

student identity card

shēngwùliàng

生物量

[生物量]

biomass

huāshēngrén

花生仁

[花生仁]

shelled peanut; peanut kernel

fēihūnshēng

非婚生

[非婚生]

born out of wedlock
illegitimate

pāoshēng'ǒu

抛生耦

[拋生耦]

to entice an inexperienced man

zhōngxuéshēng

中学生

[中學生]

middle-school student
high school student

yìngshēngshēng

硬生生

[硬生生]

stiff
rigid
inflexible
forcibly

shēngwùxué

生物学

[生物學]

biology

qìshēnggēn

气生根

[氣生根]

aerial root (botany)

nìshēngzhǎng

逆生长

[逆生長]

to seem to grow younger
to regain one's youthful looks

zīyōushēng

资优生

[資優生]

brilliant student

zuòshēngyì

做生意

[做生意]

to do business

yìshēngjūn

益生菌

[益生菌]

probiotics

xuéshenghuì

学生会

[學生會]

student union

dúshēngzǐ

独生子

[獨生子]

a son who is an only child

chángshēngguǒ

长生果

[長生果]

(dialect) peanut

shēngwùtǐ

生物体

[生物體]

organism

Bǎoshēngfó

宝生佛

[寶生佛]

Ratnasambhava Buddha

jìshēngwù

寄生物

[寄生物]

parasite

qiǎngshēngyi

抢生意

[搶生意]

to undercut competitors
to hustle
to compete for business

shēngwùzhàn

生物战

[生物戰]

germ warfare
biological warfare

hòubànshēng

后半生

[後半生]

latter half of one's life

Dànníshēng

但尼生

[但尼生]

Tennyson (name)
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet

hùshēngyè

互生叶

[互生葉]

alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)

xīnshēngdài

新生代

[新生代]

new generation

wáwashēng

娃娃生

[娃娃生]

infant's part in opera, usually played by child actor

sīshēngzǐ

私生子

[私生子]

illegitimate child (male)
bastard
love child

fùdúshēng

复读生

[復讀生]

student who repeats (a course, grade etc) at school

shēngwùzhì

生物质

[生物質]

biomass

zuòshēngrì

做生日

[做生日]

to celebrate a birthday
to give a birthday party

shēngtàiquān

生态圈

[生態圈]

ecosphere

pan-fried dumpling

shēngyijīng

生意经

[生意經]

knack of doing business
business sense

yīniánshēng

一年生

[一年生]

annual (botany)

jìshēngzhě

寄生者

[寄生者]

parasite (human)

Zhōngshēngdài

中生代

[中生代]

Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic 三疊紀／三叠纪, Jurassic 侏羅紀／侏罗纪 and Cretaceous 白堊紀／白垩纪)

shēngzhǎngsù

生长素

[生長素]

auxin (plant growth hormone)

diàogànshēng

调干生

[調幹生]

worker chosen to become a cadre and sent to complete his schooling

shēnglěngzì

生冷字

[生冷字]

obscure or archaic character

shēngchǎnlì

生产力

[生產力]

production capability
productive force
productivity

Xīnshēngdài

新生代

[新生代]

Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years)

fǎngshēngxué

仿生学

[仿生學]

bionics
bionicist

mòshēngrén

陌生人

[陌生人]

stranger

gōngdúshēng

工读生

[工讀生]

student who also works part-time
(old) reform-school student

wèishēngmián

卫生棉

[衛生棉]

sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds)
sanitary napkin
tampon

wèishēngzhǐ

卫生纸

[衛生紙]

toilet paper
bathroom tissue

jiànxíshēng

见习生

[見習生]

apprentice
probationer
cadet

shēngchǎnlü

生产率

[生產率]

productivity
efficiency of production

tǎoshēnghuó

讨生活

[討生活]

to eke out a living
to live from hand to mouth
to drift aimlessly

shēngmìngxiàn

生命线

[生命線]

lifeline

jiùshēngtǐng

救生艇

[救生艇]

lifeboat

shēngmìnglì

生命力

[生命力]

vitality

yǎnshēngjù

衍生剧

[衍生劇]

spin-off series (TV)

wéishēngsù

维生素

[維生素]

vitamin

shōushēngpó

收生婆

[收生婆]

midwife

Sàixiānsheng

赛先生

[賽先生]

"Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動／五四运动 ( Wǔsì Yùndòng)
abbr. for 賽因斯／赛因斯 (sàiyīnsī)
see also 德先生 ( Déxiānsheng)

Xiǎnshēngzhòu

显生宙

[顯生宙]

Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀／寒武纪 ( Hánwǔjì), c. 540m year ago

shēngtàixué

生态学

[生態學]

ecology

xīnshēng'ér

新生儿

[新生兒]

newborn baby
neonate

xiǎoshēngchǎn

小生产

[小生產]

small-scale production

shēngtàixuéjiā

生态学家

[生態學家]

ecologist

shēnghuàwǔqì

生化武器

[生化武器]

biological weapon

xiāngcūnyīshēng

乡村医生

[鄉村醫生]

village doctor (Chinese health care system)

yěshēngshēngwù

野生生物

[野生生物]

wildlife
creatures in the wild
wild organism

hòusǐbóshēng

厚死薄生

[厚死薄生]

lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
fig. to live in the past (idiom)

yǔshēngjùlái

与生俱来

[與生俱來]

inherent
innate

shēngtàichéngshì

生态城市

[生態城市]

sustainable city

shēngróngsǐ'āi

生荣死哀

[生榮死哀]

to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)

fāshēngguānxi

发生关系

[發生關係]

to have sexual relations with sb
to have dealings with

rěshìshēngfēi

惹事生非

[惹事生非]

variant of 惹是生非 (rěshìshēngfēi)

Máshēng Tàiláng

麻生太郎

[麻生太郎]

ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008

dàliàngshēngchǎn

大量生产

[大量生產]

to manufacture in bulk
mass production

kǒuchǐshēngxiāng

口齿生香

[口齒生香]

eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text

Héngshēng Zhǐshù

恒生指数

[恒生指數]

Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong stock market index)

tiānshēnglìzhì

天生丽质

[天生麗質]

natural beauty

shēngchǎnnénglì

生产能力

[生產能力]

manufacturing ability
production capacity

yóuliánshēng'ài

由怜生爱

[由憐生愛]

to develop love for sb out of pity for them

shēngwùwǔqì

生物武器

[生物武器]

biological weapon

jiànxíyīshēng

见习医生

[見習醫生]

medical intern

miàoqùhéngshēng

妙趣横生

[妙趣橫生]

endlessly interesting (idiom)
very witty

wúshìshēngfēi

无事生非

[無事生非]

to make trouble out of nothing

shēngmìngzhōuqī

生命周期

[生命週期]

life cycle

shēngwùxuéjiā

生物学家

[生物學家]

biologist

gǒuqiětōushēng

苟且偷生

[苟且偷生]

to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

shēngsǐcúnwáng

生死存亡

[生死存亡]

matter of life and death

chǐjiáshēngxiāng

齿颊生香

[齒頰生香]

lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
fig. to water at the mouth
to drool in anticipation

shēngjùjiàoxùn

生聚教训

[生聚教訓]

to increase the population, amass wealth, and teach the people to be faithful to the cause (in preparation for war, following a defeat)

yuánshēngshēngwù

原生生物

[原生生物]

protist
primitive organism

dǐqīshēngwù

底栖生物

[底棲生物]

benthos

péngbìshēngguāng

蓬筚生光

[蓬篳生光]

Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling

shēngshādàquán

生杀大权

[生殺大權]

life-and-death power
ultimate power

yǎnkēyīshēng

眼科医生

[眼科醫生]

ophthalmologist

tǒngyīzhāoshēng

统一招生

[統一招生]

national unified entrance exam

cāngshēngtútàn

苍生涂炭

[蒼生塗炭]

the common people in a miserable state

qīnshēngzǐnü

亲生子女

[親生子女]

natural child

zìshēngzìmiè

自生自灭

[自生自滅]

to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)

gāozhōngxuéshēng

高中学生

[高中學生]

student of a senior high school

wàng'érshēngwèi

望而生畏

[望而生畏]

intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring
terrifying
overwhelming

shēngwùcáiliào

生物材料

[生物材料]

bio-materials

shēngtàixìtǒng

生态系统

[生態系統]

ecosystem

bǐxiàshēnghuā

笔下生花

[筆下生花]

to write elegantly

yǔyánchǎnshēng

语言产生

[語言產生]

production of speech

fēngshēngshuǐqǐ

风生水起

[風生水起]

lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom)
fig. flourishing
thriving
prosperous

lǎoshēngchángtán

老生常谈

[老生常談]

an old observation (idiom)
a truism
banal comments

yīxiàn-shēngjī

一线生机

[一線生機]

(idiom) a chance of survival; a fighting chance; a ray of hope

suànmìngxiānsheng

算命先生

[算命先生]

fortune-teller

shēngyì'àngrán

生意盎然

[生意盎然]

see 生機盎然／生机盎然 (shēngjī'àngrán)

zhōngshēngbànlü

终生伴侣

[終生伴侶]

lifelong partner or companion

shēnglāyìngzhuài

生拉硬拽

[生拉硬拽]

to drag sb along against his will
to draw a forced analogy

luánshēngjiěmèi

孪生姐妹

[孿生姐妹]

twin sisters

déyìménshēng

得意门生

[得意門生]

favorite pupil

wàngshēngchuānzáo

妄生穿凿

[妄生穿鑿]

a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion

shēngsǐyōuguān

生死攸关

[生死攸關]

matter of life and death

Shēngmìngfèituó

生命吠陀

[生命吠陀]

see 阿育吠陀 ( Ayùfèituó)

shēngpíngjiǎnjiè

生平简介

[生平簡介]

biographic sketch

zuìshēngmèngsǐ

醉生梦死

[醉生夢死]

as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence
in a drunken stupor

chūshēngrìqī

出生日期

[出生日期]

date of birth

rénshēngzhāolù

人生朝露

[人生朝露]

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

shēnghuóshuǐpíng

生活水平

[生活水平]

living standards

pǔdùzhòngshēng

普度众生

[普度眾生]

(Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)

qiúshēngyìzhì

求生意志

[求生意志]

the will to live

shēngchǎnláodòng

生产劳动

[生產勞動]

productive labor

yúnyúnzhòngshēng

芸芸众生

[芸芸眾生]

every living being (Buddhism)
the mass of common people

wàikēyīshēng

外科医生

[外科醫生]

surgeon
as opposed to physician 內科醫生／内科医生 (nèikēyīshēng), who works primarily by administering drugs

jízhōngshēngzhì

急中生智

[急中生智]

quick witted in an emergency
able to react resourcefully

rìjiǔshēngqíng

日久生情

[日久生情]

familiarity breeds fondness (idiom)

yǒuxìngshēngzhí

有性生殖

[有性生殖]

sexual reproduction

mànshēngzhíwù

蔓生植物

[蔓生植物]

creeper
climbing plant
twiner

sìdàxūshēng

四大须生

[四大鬚生]

Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良／马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英／谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森／杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯／奚啸伯

cèshēngdòngwù

侧生动物

[側生動物]

parazoan (animal of the subkingdom Parazoa, mostly sponges)

zàishēngyīxué

再生医学

[再生醫學]

regenerative medicine

shēngwúkěliàn

生无可恋

[生無可戀]

(Internet slang) nothing left to live for

fēnshēngzǔzhī

分生组织

[分生組織]

meristem

yěshēngdòngwù

野生动物

[野生動物]

wild animal

shēnghuólājī

生活垃圾

[生活垃圾]

domestic garbage

shuāngshēngxiōngdì

双生兄弟

[雙生兄弟]

twin brothers

guǐyóuxīnshēng

鬼由心生

[鬼由心生]

devils are born in the heart (idiom)
fears originate in the mind

shēngyìxīnglóng

生意兴隆

[生意興隆]

thriving and prosperous business or trade

zìlìgēngshēng

自力更生

[自力更生]

regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
self-reliance

qīqiàoshēngyān

七窍生烟

[七竅生煙]

lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
fig. to seethe with anger

luánshēngxiōngdì

孪生兄弟

[孿生兄弟]

twin brothers

shēngchǎnshèshī

生产设施

[生產設施]

production facility

gāoniánjíshēng

高年级生

[高年級生]

senior student

yùhuǒchóngshēng

浴火重生

[浴火重生]

to rise from the ashes (idiom)
to thrive again after surviving an ordeal

rěnrǔtōushēng

忍辱偷生

[忍辱偷生]

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

jìngyóuxīnshēng

境由心生

[境由心生]

our mindset frames how we view the world

sīshēngzǐnü

私生子女

[私生子女]

illegitimate child
bastard
love child

yìwèishēngjīn

益胃生津

[益胃生津]

to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom)

yóurán'érshēng

油然而生

[油然而生]

arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
to spring up unbidden (of emotion)

luòdìshēnggēn

落地生根

[落地生根]

air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
to put down roots

chūshēngzhèngmíng

出生证明

[出生證明]

birth certificate
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

shēnghuóměixué

生活美学

[生活美學]

appreciation of the finer things in life

biékāishēngmiàn

别开生面

[別開生面]

to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
to break fresh ground

túdúshēnglíng

荼毒生灵

[荼毒生靈]

to torment the people (idiom)

jìhuàshēngyù

计划生育

[計劃生育]

family planning

pēitāifāshēng

胚胎发生

[胚胎發生]

embryogenesis

yuánshēngdòngwù

原生动物

[原生動物]

protozoan (bacteria)

péngbìshēngguāng

蓬荜生光

[蓬蓽生光]

Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling

shēngqì'àngrán

生气盎然

[生氣盎然]

see 生機盎然／生机盎然 (shēngyì'àngrán)

gǔshēngwùxué

古生物学

[古生物學]

palaeontology

shēngtàilüyóu

生态旅游

[生態旅遊]

ecotourism

shēngmǐshúfàn

生米熟饭

[生米熟飯]

abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯／生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
It's too late to change anything now.

bǎibìcóngshēng

百弊丛生

[百弊叢生]

All the ill effects appear. (idiom)

chūshēngrùsǐ

出生入死

[出生入死]

from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
brave
willing to risk life and limb

sùmèipíngshēng

素昧平生

[素昧平生]

to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted
a complete stranger
not to know sb from Adam

tánxiàofēngshēng

谈笑风生

[談笑風生]

to talk cheerfully and wittily
to joke together

wèishēngshèbèi

卫生设备

[衛生設備]

sanitary equipment

shēngzhíqìguān

生殖器官

[生殖器官]

reproductive organ

nǎiyóuxiǎoshēng

奶油小生

[奶油小生]

handsome but effeminate man
pretty boy

wàngwénshēngyì

望文生义

[望文生義]

lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
a far-fetched interpretation

Fú Shēng Liù Jì

浮生六记

[浮生六記]

Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復／沈复 ( Shěn Fù), published 1808

qīnshēnggǔròu

亲生骨肉

[親生骨肉]

one's own flesh and blood

báimiànshūshēng

白面书生

[白面書生]

lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
still wet behind the ears

juéchùféngshēng

绝处逢生

[絕處逢生]

to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless (idiom)

tiānshēngyīduì

天生一对

[天生一對]

a match made in heaven; a perfect couple

miàoyǔhéngshēng

妙语横生

[妙語橫生]

to be full of wit and humor

shēngqiányùzhǔ

生前预嘱

[生前預囑]

living will

xǔxǔshēnghuī

栩栩生辉

[栩栩生輝]

resplendent

pǐnwèishēnghuó

品味生活

[品味生活]

to appreciate life

zàishēngzhìdòng

再生制动

[再生制動]

regenerative braking

shēngwùjiàngjiě

生物降解

[生物降解]

biodegradation

hǔkǒuyúshēng

虎口余生

[虎口餘生]

lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
fig. to narrowly escape death

tiěchuāngshēnghuó

铁窗生活

[鐵窗生活]

time served in prison
prison life

shēngqìbóbó

生气勃勃

[生氣勃勃]

full of vitality

chángshēnglùwèi

长生禄位

[長生祿位]

tablet and altar honoring a great benefactor (idiom)

quánkēyīshēng

全科医生

[全科醫生]

general practitioner

lèjíshēngbēi

乐极生悲

[樂極生悲]

extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!

nüshēngwàixiàng

女生外向

[女生外向]

a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
a woman's heart is with her husband

shēngzhíxìtǒng

生殖系统

[生殖系統]

reproductive system

shēng'éryùnü

生儿育女

[生兒育女]

to bear and raise children

shēngcúnnóngyè

生存农业

[生存農業]

subsistence farming
subsistence agriculture

yánjiūshēngyuàn

研究生院

[研究生院]

graduate school

bànshēngbùshóu

半生不熟

[半生不熟]

underripe
half-cooked
(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)
clumsy
halting

pīliàngshēngchǎn

批量生产

[批量生產]

to mass produce

sǐlǐtáoshēng

死里逃生

[死裡逃生]

mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape
to survive by the skin of one's teeth

shēngsǐguāntóu

生死关头

[生死關頭]

the critical moment
life and death crisis

fēngshuǐxiānsheng

风水先生

[風水先生]

feng shui master
geomancer
stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan

shēngwùzhìnéng

生物质能

[生物質能]

biomass

huánjìngwèishēng

环境卫生

[環境衛生]

environmental sanitation
abbr. to 環衛／环卫 (huánwèi)

shēnglāhuóchě

生拉活扯

[生拉活扯]

to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)

shēngjībóbó

生机勃勃

[生機勃勃]

full of vitality

shēngwùkējì

生物科技

[生物科技]

biotechnology

yǎngshēngzhīdào

养生之道

[養生之道]

the way of maintaining good health

Qiángshēng Gōngsī

强生公司

[強生公司]

Johnson & Johnson

rénshēngshèngshuāi

人生盛衰

[人生盛衰]

life has its ups and downs (idiom)

shēngchǎnqǐyè

生产企业

[生產企業]

manufacturer

shēngchǎndānwèi

生产单位

[生產單位]

production unit

lóngshēngjiǔzǐ

龙生九子

[龍生九子]

lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters
good and bad intermingled
It takes all sorts to make a world.

shēngsǐdādàng

生死搭档

[生死搭檔]

inseparable partner

shēngbùféngshí

生不逢时

[生不逢時]

born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)
born under an unlucky star
ahead of his time

shēngxiàoshǔxiàng

生肖属相

[生肖屬相]

birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)

shēngtūnhuóbō

生吞活剥

[生吞活剝]

to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically

zàishēngzīyuán

再生资源

[再生資源]

renewable resource

suīsǐyóushēng

虽死犹生

[雖死猶生]

lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit

niǎobùshēngdàn

鸟不生蛋

[鳥不生蛋]

deserted (of a place)

yùshìshēngfēng

遇事生风

[遇事生風]

to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom)

chūshēngquēxiàn

出生缺陷

[出生缺陷]

birth defect

shēngpíngshìjì

生平事迹

[生平事跡]

lifetime achievements

shēngmìngzhēngxiàng

生命征象

[生命徵象]

see 生命體徵／生命体征 (shēngmìngtǐzhēng)

shēngsǐyǒumìng

生死有命

[生死有命]

life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)

jiéhūnshēngzǐ

结婚生子

[結婚生子]

to get married and have kids; to start a family

tānshēngpàsǐ

贪生怕死

[貪生怕死]

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly
clinging abjectly to life
only interested in saving one's neck

miàobǐshēnghuā

妙笔生花

[妙筆生花]

gifted or skillful writing

shēngjìyīyào

生技医药

[生技醫藥]

biopharmaceutical
drug produced by biotechnology

shēngwùcháiyóu

生物柴油

[生物柴油]

biodiesel

chángshēngbùsǐ

长生不死

[長生不死]

immortality

xiūyǎngshēngxī

休养生息

[休養生息]

to recover
to recuperate

shēngwùqìtǐ

生物气体

[生物氣體]

bio-gas

wēishēngwùxué

微生物学

[微生物學]

microbiology

zàishēngránliào

再生燃料

[再生燃料]

renewable fuel

shēngchǎnguānxì

生产关系

[生產關係]

relations between levels of production
socio-economic relations

jiǎoxíngyīshēng

矫形医生

[矯形醫生]

orthopedic doctor

mínshēngzhǔyì

民生主义

[民生主義]

principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義／三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade)

Héngshēng Yínháng

恒生银行

[恒生銀行]

Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong

shēngwùránliào

生物燃料

[生物燃料]

biofuel

yǒushēngyǐlái

有生以来

[有生以來]

since birth
for one's whole life

chūshēngdìdiǎn

出生地点

[出生地點]

place of birth

lǎobàngshēngzhū

老蚌生珠

[老蚌生珠]

lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
fig. birthing a son at an advanced age

yǎnshēnggōngjù

衍生工具

[衍生工具]

derivative (finance)

chìjiǎoyīshēng

赤脚医生

[赤腳醫生]

barefoot doctor
farmer with paramedical training (PRC)

qǐsǐhuíshēng

起死回生

[起死回生]

to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery

shēngmìngkēxué

生命科学

[生命科學]

life sciences

rěshìshēngfēi

惹是生非

[惹是生非]

to stir up trouble

jiéwàishēngzhī

节外生枝

[節外生枝]

(idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly

shēngwùgōngchéng

生物工程

[生物工程]

bioengineering
genetic engineering

sānshēngyǒuxìng

三生有幸

[三生有幸]

the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
(courteous language) it's my good fortune...

hòushēngdòngwù

后生动物

[後生動物]

metazoa
the animal kingdom

shēngwùjīngpiàn

生物晶片

[生物晶片]

biochip

wéichíshēnghuó

维持生活

[維持生活]

to subsist
to eke out a living
to keep body and soul together

Hāndòu Xiānsheng

憨豆先生

[憨豆先生]

Mr. Bean (TV)

cìshēngzāihài

次生灾害

[次生災害]

secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)

shēngzúniányuè

生卒年月

[生卒年月]

dates of birth and death (of historical figure)

yīshēngyīshì

一生一世

[一生一世]

a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life

shēngwùhuàxué

生物化学

[生物化學]

biochemistry

shēnglíngtútàn

生灵涂炭

[生靈塗炭]

people are in a terrible situation (idiom)

tòngbùyùshēng

痛不欲生

[痛不欲生]

to be so in pain as to not want to live
to be so grieved as to wish one were dead

péngbìshēnghuī

蓬荜生辉

[蓬蓽生輝]

Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
see also 蓬蓽生光／蓬荜生光 (péngbìshēngguāng)

yǒushēngzhīnián

有生之年

[有生之年]

(idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years

yǎngshēngsòngsǐ

养生送死

[養生送死]

to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)

shēngcúnhuánjìng

生存环境

[生存環境]

habitat; living environment

xúnshìshēngfēi

寻事生非

[尋事生非]

to look for trouble

róngmǎshēngyá

戎马生涯

[戎馬生涯]

army life (idiom)
the experience of war

shēngshēngbùxī

生生不息

[生生不息]

to grow and multiply without end

wèishēngguānyuán

卫生官员

[衛生官員]

health official

Jiānghúyīshēng

江湖医生

[江湖醫生]

quack
charlatan
itinerant doctor and swindler

zàishēngnéngyuán

再生能源

[再生能源]

renewable energy source

shēngchǎnzǒngzhí

生产总值

[生產總值]

gross domestic production (GDP)
total output value

shēngchǎnchéngběn

生产成本

[生產成本]

production costs

hòushēngkěwèi

后生可畏

[後生可畏]

the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)
the younger generations will surpass us in time

mǎnliǎnshēnghuā

满脸生花

[滿臉生花]

all smiles
beaming from ear to ear

shēngyùnénglì

生育能力

[生育能力]

fertility
ability to have children

shēngchénbāzì

生辰八字

[生辰八字]

one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch

zǎoshēngguìzǐ

早生贵子

[早生貴子]

give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds)

nǎozishēngxiù

脑子生锈

[腦子生銹]

lit. brains rusty
ossified thinking

jiāoshēngguànyǎng

娇生惯养

[嬌生慣養]

pampered and spoiled since childhood

shēngtàigūdǎo

生态孤岛

[生態孤島]

insularization (as a threat to biodiversity)

xǔxǔrúshēng

栩栩如生

[栩栩如生]

vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life
realistic

shēngzhíxìbāo

生殖细胞

[生殖細胞]

germ cell; reproductive cell

shēngmìngjìxiàng

生命迹象

[生命跡象]

see 生命體徵／生命体征 (shēngmìngtǐzhēng)

shēnghàoyǎngliàng

生耗氧量

[生耗氧量]

biological oxygen demand (BOD)

yěshēngzhíwù

野生植物

[野生植物]

plants in the wild

liáoshìshēngfēi

撩是生非

[撩是生非]

to stir up trouble
to provoke angry exchange

chángshēngbùlǎo

长生不老

[長生不老]

immortality

dàzhōngxuésheng

大中学生

[大中學生]

university and high school students

cùncǎobùshēng

寸草不生

[寸草不生]

lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
fig. barren

huósèshēngxiāng

活色生香

[活色生香]

(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant
(of a woman) captivating; charming
(of writing or a painting etc) lifelike; vivid

shēnghuāmiàobǐ

生花妙笔

[生花妙筆]

beautiful or talented writing

hǎohǎoxiānsheng

好好先生

[好好先生]

Mr Goody-goody
yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)

nèikēyīshēng

内科医生

[內科醫生]

medical doctor; physician who works primarily by administering drugs, as opposed to surgeon 外科醫生／外科医生 (wàikēyīshēng)

yìngyùn'érshēng

应运而生

[應運而生]

to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom)
to arise at an opportune time
able to take advantage of an opportunity
to rise to the occasion

zhāoshēngmùsǐ

朝生暮死

[朝生暮死]

lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom)
fig. ephemeral
transient

shēngrìhèkǎ

生日贺卡

[生日賀卡]

birthday card

shēnghuówūshuǐ

生活污水

[生活污水]

domestic sewage

shēngwùzhànjì

生物战剂

[生物戰劑]

biological agent
biological warfare agent

shēnglísǐbié

生离死别

[生離死別]

separated in life and death
to part for ever

xiǎnxiànghuánshēng

险象环生

[險象環生]

dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils

rìluòfēngshēng

日落风生

[日落風生]

a gentle breeze comes with sunset (idiom)

tóngpèishēngzhí

同配生殖

[同配生殖]

isogamy

jiéyíshēngwù

孑遗生物

[孑遺生物]

living fossil

gūcíshēngzhí

孤雌生殖

[孤雌生殖]

parthenogenesis (biol. a female reproducing without fertilization)

zàishēngfùmǔ

再生父母

[再生父母]

like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor

shēngtóngyǐnshí

生酮饮食

[生酮飲食]

ketogenic diet

shēngwùzhìpǐn

生物制品

[生物製品]

biological product

shēngcáiyǒudào

生财有道

[生財有道]

lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. to have a knack for good business
knowing how to accumulate wealth
good at feathering one's own nest

shēngwùzhìjì

生物制剂

[生物製劑]

biological product

zàoyáoshēngshì

造谣生事

[造謠生事]

to start rumours and create trouble

zhāolǎnshēngyi

招揽生意

[招攬生意]

to advertise
to solicit business

yǎnshēngchǎnpǐn

衍生产品

[衍生產品]

derivative product
derivative (in finance)

shēngmìngtǐzhēng

生命体征

[生命體徵]

vital signs

jiànjǐngshēngqíng

见景生情

[見景生情]

to be touched by a scene
to adapt to the situation

fǎnshēngwùzhàn

反生物战

[反生物戰]

biological (warfare) defense

shēnghuózīliào

生活资料

[生活資料]

consumer goods
means of livelihood
means of subsistence
documents relating to sb's life

shēnglǐyánshuǐ

生理盐水

[生理鹽水]

saline (medicine)

wénruòshūshēng

文弱书生

[文弱書生]

(idiom) frail scholar

héngshēngzhījié

横生枝节

[橫生枝節]

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

jīngshénshēnghuó

精神生活

[精神生活]

spiritual or moral life

shēnghuózuòfēng

生活作风

[生活作風]

behavior
conduct

chùjǐngshēngqíng

触景生情

[觸景生情]

scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
evocative of the past
reminiscent
to arouse deep feelings

shēnglónghuóhǔ

生龙活虎

[生龍活虎]

lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
fig. vigorous and lively

rénshēngrúmèng

人生如梦

[人生如夢]

life is but a dream (idiom)

jiǔsǐyīshēng

九死一生

[九死一生]

nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
new lease of life

mínshēngdiāobì

民生凋敝

[民生凋敝]

the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

wúyǐwéishēng

无以为生

[無以為生]

no way to get by

shēngchǎnzīliào

生产资料

[生產資料]

means of production

cùhǎishēngbō

醋海生波

[醋海生波]

lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom)

jiéhòuyúshēng

劫后余生

[劫後餘生]

(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity

kàngkàngshēngsù

抗抗生素

[抗抗生素]

antibiotic resistance

dúshēngzǐnü

独生子女

[獨生子女]

an only child

yákēyīshēng

牙科医生

[牙科醫生]

dentist

shēngsǐròugǔ

生死肉骨

[生死肉骨]

lit. the dead returning to life
a miracle (idiom)

kāngkǎijuānshēng

慷慨捐生

[慷慨捐生]

sacrificing one's life generously (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause

tǔshēngtǔzhǎng

土生土长

[土生土長]

locally born and bred
indigenous
home-grown

shēngtàihuánjìng

生态环境

[生態環境]

ecosystem
natural environment

zhòngshuǐshēngchǎn

重水生产

[重水生產]

heavy water production

jìshēngshēnghuó

寄生生活

[寄生生活]

parasitism; parasitic existence

zhèngzhìshēnghuó

政治生活

[政治生活]

political life

shēnghuóshèshī

生活设施

[生活設施]

living facilities

héqìshēngcái

和气生财

[和氣生財]

(idiom) amiability makes you rich

sǐzhōngqiúshēng

死中求生

[死中求生]

to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life

jiéshàngshēngzhī

节上生枝

[節上生枝]

a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising

rěngòutōushēng

忍垢偷生

[忍垢偷生]

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

shēngwùlìxué

生物力学

[生物力學]

biomechanics

zhījiéhéngshēng

枝节横生

[枝節橫生]

side issues keep arising (idiom)

shēngjī'àngrán

生机盎然

[生機盎然]

full of life
exuberant

Chén Fāng Anshēng

陈方安生

[陳方安生]

Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001)

shēngwùméijiè

生物媒介

[生物媒介]

biological vector

zìyǎngshēngwù

自养生物

[自養生物]

(biology) autotroph

gōnggòngwèishēng

公共卫生

[公共衛生]

public health

nóngyèshēngjì

农业生技

[農業生技]

agri-biotechnology

liǎngjiáshēngjīn

两颊生津

[兩頰生津]

mouth-watering
to whet one's appetite

shēnghuófāngshì

生活方式

[生活方式]

way of life
lifestyle

shēngwùcèdìng

生物测定

[生物測定]

bioassay

shēngwùdànyào

生物弹药

[生物彈藥]

biological ammunition

shēngchǎnzìjiù

生产自救

[生產自救]

self-help (idiom)

shēnglǐxuéjiā

生理学家

[生理學家]

physiologist

shēngzhǎngjīsù

生长激素

[生長激素]

growth hormone

liǎowúshēngqù

了无生趣

[了無生趣]

to lose all interest in life (idiom)

shēngtàizújì

生态足迹

[生態足迹]

ecological footprint

jièfùshēngzǐ

借腹生子

[借腹生子]

surrogate pregnancy

yuánhéshēngwù

原核生物

[原核生物]

prokaryote

shēnghuózhìliào

生活质料

[生活質料]

consumer goods

shěshēngqǔyì

舍生取义

[捨生取義]

to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

shēngchǎorèmài

生炒热卖

[生炒熱賣]

to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)

shēngwùjìshù

生物技术

[生物技術]

biotechnology
abbr. to 生技

liǎoquècǐshēng

了却此生

[了卻此生]

to die
to be done with this world

shúnéngshēngqiǎo

熟能生巧

[熟能生巧]

with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect

biànshēngzhǒuyè

变生肘腋

[變生肘腋]

lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
trouble or danger in one's own backyard

fēngqùhéngshēng

风趣横生

[風趣橫生]

(idiom) spiced with wit
very witty

shìzhěshēngcún

适者生存

[適者生存]

survival of the fittest

bùshìshēngchǎn

不事生产

[不事生產]

not to do anything productive
to idle away one's time

pǔjìzhòngshēng

普济众生

[普濟眾生]

universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy

qíngjízhìshēng

情急智生

[情急智生]

inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)
also written 情急之下

chángshēngjiǔshì

长生久视

[長生久視]

to grow old with unfailing eyes and ears (idiom)

xuéshengyùndòng

学生运动

[學生運動]

student movement

shěshēngwàngsǐ

舍生忘死

[捨生忘死]

bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
undaunted by perils

wúzhōngshēngyǒu

无中生有

[無中生有]

to create something from nothing (idiom)

shēnglǎobìngsǐ

生老病死

[生老病死]

lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die (idiom)
fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)

mínbùliáoshēng

民不聊生

[民不聊生]

The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記／史记 ( Shǐjì))
no way of getting by

shēngrìkuàilè

生日快乐

[生日快樂]

Happy birthday

wèishēngmiántiáo

卫生棉条

[衛生棉條]

tampon

wèishēngyòngzhǐ

卫生用纸

[衛生用紙]

toilet paper

zhàngfángxiānsheng

账房先生

[賬房先生]

bookkeeper (old)

fúyóushēngwù

浮游生物

[浮游生物]

plankton

wèishēngtáocí

卫生陶瓷

[衛生陶瓷]

chamber pot
commode

zuòshēngshuǐmǔ

座生水母

[座生水母]

sessile medusa
sea anemone

Xuéshengtìjiǎnyàn

学生t检验

[學生t檢驗]

(statistics) Student's t-test

yǔzhòushēngchénglùn

宇宙生成论

[宇宙生成論]

cosmology

zhēnhòushēngdòngwù

真后生动物

[真後生動物]

eumetazoa
subkingdom of animals excluding sponges

yuánhéshēngwùjiè

原核生物界

[原核生物界]

Kingdom Monera
prokaryote

màoshēngmìngwēixiǎn

冒生命危险

[冒生命危險]

to risk one's life

shēngtàiyǒuhǎoxíng

生态友好型

[生態友好型]

eco-friendly

chūshēngzhèngmíngshū

出生证明书

[出生證明書]

birth certificate
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

zhǒngliúbìngyīshēng

肿瘤病医生

[腫瘤病醫生]

oncologist (medicine)

shēngwùhuóhuàxìng

生物活化性

[生物活化性]

bioactivity

tiānshēngdeyīduì

天生的一对

[天生的一對]

couple who were made for each other

shēngwùfǎnyìngqì

生物反应器

[生物反應器]

bioreactor

rénshēnglùbùshú

人生路不熟

[人生路不熟]

everything is unfamiliar

xíngtàifāshēngsù

形态发生素

[形態發生素]

morphogen

niàoshēngzhíguǎndào

尿生殖管道

[尿生殖管道]

urinogenital tract

jùlíchǎnshēngměi

距离产生美

[距離產生美]

absence makes the heart grow fonder

fēnzǐshēngwùxué

分子生物学

[分子生物學]

molecular biology

shēngchǎnfǎnyìngduī

生产反应堆

[生產反應堆]

production reactor

shēngwùzhuānyīxìng

生物专一性

[生物專一性]

biospecificity

yuánshēnggǎnlǎnyóu

原生橄榄油

[原生橄欖油]

virgin olive oil

shēngwùgōngchéngxué

生物工程学

[生物工程學]

biotechnology

shēngmìngduōyàngxìng

生命多样性

[生命多樣性]

biodiversity

Hòushēng Láodòngshěng

厚生劳动省

[厚生勞動省]

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)

yīngjièbìyèshēng

应届毕业生

[應屆畢業生]

student graduating in the current year
recent graduate

shénjīngshēngwùxué

神经生物学

[神經生物學]

neurobiology

kězàishēngzīyuán

可再生资源

[可再生資源]

renewable resource

duōzhǒngwéishēngsù

多种维生素

[多種維生素]

multivitamin

duōxìbāoshēngwù

多细胞生物

[多細胞生物]

multicellular life form

chánjiā'èrxiānsheng

缠夹二先生

[纏夾二先生]

annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly

shēngwùduōyuánhuà

生物多元化

[生物多元化]

biodiversity

shēnghuóbìxūpǐn

生活必需品

[生活必需品]

life's necessities

jīngshénkēyīshēng

精神科医生

[精神科醫生]

psychiatrist

shēngwùgāofēnzǐ

生物高分子

[生物高分子]

biopolymers

gǔshēngwùxuéjiā

古生物学家

[古生物學家]

paleontologist; paleobiologist

shēngtàihuánjìngyóu

生态环境游

[生態環境游]

ecotourism

Wúguójiè Yīshēng

无国界医生

[無國界醫生]

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF charity)
Doctors Without Borders

shēngwùfēnxīfǎ

生物分析法

[生物分析法]

bioanalytical method

wēishēngwùxuéjiā

微生物学家

[微生物學家]

microbiologist

zǎosǐzǎochāoshēng

早死早超生

[早死早超生]

to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated
(fig.) to get it over with

shēngwùhuàxuéjiā

生物化学家

[生物化學家]

biochemist

rénshēngrúzhāolù

人生如朝露

[人生如朝露]

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Lánlíng Xiàoxiàoshēng

兰陵笑笑生

[蘭陵笑笑生]

Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅 ( Jīnpíngméi)

dānxìbāoshēngwù

单细胞生物

[單細胞生物]

single-celled organism

shēngwùdàmièjué

生物大灭绝

[生物大滅絕]

great extinction of species

fāyùshēngwùxué

发育生物学

[發育生物學]

developmental biology

xìbāoshēngwùxué

细胞生物学

[細胞生物學]

cell biology

shēngwùchuángǎnqì

生物传感器

[生物傳感器]

biosensor

shēngwùjìliàngyí

生物剂量仪

[生物劑量儀]

biological dosimeter

fēihūnshēngzǐnü

非婚生子女

[非婚生子女]

an illegitimate child

jiùshēngtǐngjiǎbǎn

救生艇甲板

[救生艇甲板]

boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)

rénshēngdìbùshú

人生地不熟

[人生地不熟]

to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)
in an unfamiliar place without friends or family

kuòdàzàishēngchǎn

扩大再生产

[擴大再生產]

to expand production
to reproduce on an extended scale

shēngwùduōyàngxìng

生物多样性

[生物多樣性]

biodiversity

guómínshēngchǎnzǒngzhí

国民生产总值

[國民生產總值]

gross national product (GNP)

shēngwùkǒngbùzhǔyì

生物恐怖主义

[生物恐怖主義]

bioterrorism

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

[世界衛生組織]

World Health Organization (WHO)

xìndàiyǎnshēngchǎnpǐn

信贷衍生产品

[信貸衍生產品]

credit derivative (in finance)

shēngmǐzhǔchéngshúfàn

生米煮成熟饭

[生米煮成熟飯]

the rice is cooked
what's done is done
it's too late to change anything now (idiom)

dòngbudòngjiùshēngqì

动不动就生气

[動不動就生氣]

to be quick to take offense; to have a short fuse

zhěngxíngwàikēyīshēng

整形外科医生

[整形外科醫生]

plastic surgeon

dúshēngzǐnüzhèngcè

独生子女政策

[獨生子女政策]

one-child policy

guónèishēngchǎnzǒngzhí

国内生产总值

[國內生產總值]

gross domestic product (GDP)

bùkězàishēngzīyuán

不可再生资源

[不可再生資源]

nonrenewable resource

yīhuíshēngliǎnghuíshú

一回生两回熟

[一回生兩回熟]

see 一回生二回熟 (yīhuíshēng'èrhuíshú)

shēngwùyīxuégōngchéng

生物医学工程

[生物醫學工程]

biomedical engineering

shēngmìngzàiyúyùndòng

生命在于运动

[生命在於運動]

life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations)
Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle).
Life derives from physical exercise.

shēngmǐzuòchéngshúfàn

生米做成熟饭

[生米做成熟飯]

lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
It's too late to change anything now.
also written 生米煮成熟飯／生米煮成熟饭

hóngxuèqiúshēngchéngsù

红血球生成素

[紅血球生成素]

erythropoietin (EPO)

yīhuíshēng'èrhuíshú

一回生二回熟

[一回生二回熟]

unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)

yěshēngdòngzhíwùyuán

野生动植物园

[野生動植物園]

wildlife park
safari park

Shìjiè Wèishēng Dàhuì

世界卫生大会

[世界衛生大會]

World Health Assembly

jīnróngyǎnshēngchǎnpǐn

金融衍生产品

[金融衍生產品]

financial derivative

chūshēngniúdúbùpàhǔ

初生牛犊不怕虎

[初生牛犢不怕虎]

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
fig. the young are fearless

Yěshēng Shēngwù Jījīnhuì

野生生物基金会

[野生生物基金會]

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

chūshēngzhīdúbùwèihǔ

初生之犊不畏虎

[初生之犢不畏虎]

lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
fig. the fearlessness of youth

nóngyèshēngchǎnhézuòshè

农业生产合作社

[農業生產合作社]

agricultural producers' cooperative

Sānjiāng Shēngtài Lüyóu Qū

三江生态旅游区

[三江生態旅遊區]

Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川縣／汶川县 ( Wènchuānxiàn), northwest Sichuan

yīcìshēng,liǎngcìshú

一次生，两次熟

[一次生，兩次熟]

unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
strangers are first meeting, but soon friends
an acquired taste

rénshēnghéchùbùxiāngféng

人生何处不相逢

[人生何處不相逢]

it's a small world (idiom)

zhìzhīsǐdì'érhòushēng

置之死地而后生

[置之死地而後生]

(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sunzī Bingfā)) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation

dāncíchǎnshēngqìmóxíng

单词产生器模型

[單詞產生器模型]

logogen model

chūshēngzhīdúbùpàhǔ

初生之犊不怕虎

[初生之犢不怕虎]

see 初生之犢不畏虎／初生之犊不畏虎 (chūshēngzhīdúbùwèihǔ)

lóngshēnglóng,fèngshēngfèng

龙生龙，凤生凤

[龍生龍，鳳生鳳]

lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom)
fig. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

zàishēngbùliángxìngpínxuè

再生不良性贫血

[再生不良性貧血]

aplastic anemia

yǒngbùshēngxiùdeluósīdīng

永不生锈的螺丝钉

[永不生銹的螺絲釘]

a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒／雷锋 ( Léi Fēng), to whom the metaphor is attributed

Héngshēng Zhōngzī Qǐyè Zhǐshù

恒生中资企业指数

[恆生中資企業指數]

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index (HSCCI)

Hánwǔjìshēngmìngdàbàofā

寒武纪生命大爆发

[寒武紀生命大爆發]

the Cambrian explosion

yuánhéxìbāoxíngwēishēngwù

原核细胞型微生物

[原核細胞型微生物]

prokaryotic cell type microorganism

Xīnjiāng Shēngchǎn Jiànshè Bīngtuán

新疆生产建设兵团

[新疆生產建設兵團]

Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

jǐzhuīzhǐyāzhìliáoyīshēng

脊椎指压治疗医生

[脊椎指壓治療醫生]

chiropractor

shēngmìngbùxī,zhàndòubùzhǐ

生命不息，战斗不止

[生命不息，戰鬥不止]

while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last

gǔsuǐzēngshēngyìchángzōnghézhēng

骨髓增生异常综合征

[骨髓增生異常綜合徵]

myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

niǎobùlāshǐ,jībùshēngdàn

鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋

[鳥不拉屎，雞不生蛋]

lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
fig. god-forsaken
remote and desolate

niǎobùshēngdàn,gǒubùlāshǐ

鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎

[鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎]

lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
fig. god-forsaken
remote and desolate

Aìguó Wèishēng Yùndòng Wěiyuánhuì

爱国卫生运动委员会

[愛國衛生運動委員會]

Patriotic Health Committee

Shìjiè Yěshēng Shēngwù Jījīnhuì

世界野生生物基金会

[世界野生生物基金會]

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

rénshēngduǎnzàn,xuéshùwúyá

人生短暂，学术无涯

[人生短暫，學術無涯]

Life is short, learning is limitless
Ars longa, vita brevis

shēngyúyōuhuàn,sǐyú'ānlè

生于忧患，死于安乐

[生於憂患，死於安樂]

to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure

rénshēngyīshì,cǎomùyīchūn

人生一世，草木一春

[人生一世，草木一春]

Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

kēxuéjìshùshìdìyīshēngchǎnlì

科学技术是第一生产力

[科學技術是第一生產力]

science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平／邓小平 ( Dèng Xiǎopíng) introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化／四个现代化 (sìgexiàndàihuà))

fǎn Měishìgōngzuòfù Měishìshēnghuó

反美是工作赴美是生活

[反美是工作赴美是生活]

being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)

chūnshēng,xiàzhǎng,qiūshōu,dōngcáng

春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏

[春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏]

sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)

yěhuǒshāobùjìn,chūnfēngchuīyòushēng

野火烧不尽，春风吹又生

[野火燒不盡，春風吹又生]

lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)
fig. cannot be easily eliminated
abbr. to 野火春風／野火春风 (yěhuǒchūnfēng)

wúshēngyěyǒuyá,érzhīyěwúyá

吾生也有涯，而知也无涯

[吾生也有涯，而知也無涯]

Life is short, learning is limitless
Ars longa, vita brevis

rénfēishēng'érzhīzhīzhě,shúnéngwúhuò

人非生而知之者，孰能无惑

[人非生而知之者，孰能無惑]

Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈／韩愈 ( Hán Yù))

dāobùmóyàoshēngxiù,rénbùxuéyàoluòhòu

刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后

[刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後]