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Compare 68 HSK headwords in the sheng pinyin group: Chinese forms, tone-marked pinyin, learner meanings, dictionary senses and HSK level membership.

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What words are in the sheng pinyin group?

The sheng group contains 68 HSK vocabulary headwords, including 生病 / 生日 / 生活 / 生气 / 声 / 声音 / 生 / 生命. Pinyin alone is not enough to know the meaning, so this page keeps the Chinese form, pinyin, English meaning and level membership together.

HSK vocabulary pronounced sheng

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

HSK Level 2HSK 3.0 Level 1
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng bìng

  • to fall ill
  • to sicken

生气

shēng qì

angry

HSK Level 3HSK 3.0 Level 3
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng qì

  • angry
  • mad
  • offended
  • animated
  • to get angry
  • to be enraged

声

shēng

sound

HSK 3.0 Level 3
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng

  • sound
  • voice
  • tone
  • noise
  • reputation
  • classifier for sounds

生命

shēng mìng

life

HSK Level 4HSK 3.0 Level 4
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng mìng

  • life
  • living
  • biological
  • life (as the characteristic of living beings)

生意

shēng yì · shēng yi

life force

HSK Level 4HSK 3.0 Level 4
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng yì

  • life force
  • vitality

shēng yi

  • business

省

shěng · xǐng

to save

HSK Level 4HSK 3.0 Level 4HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

shěng

  • to save
  • to economize
  • to do without
  • to omit
  • to leave out
  • province

xǐng

  • (bound form) to scrutinize
  • (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct)
  • (bound form) to come to realize
  • (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

升级

shēng jí

to go up by one grade; to be promoted

HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng jí

  • to go up by one grade; to be promoted
  • to escalate (in intensity)
  • (computing) to upgrade

升温

shēng wēn

to become hot

HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng wēn

  • to become hot
  • temperature rise
  • (fig.) to intensify
  • to hot up
  • to escalate
  • to get a boost

生产

shēng chǎn

childbirth

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng chǎn

  • childbirth
  • parturition
  • to produce
  • manufacture
  • to produce; to manufacture
  • to give birth to a child

生动

shēng dòng

vivid

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng dòng

  • vivid
  • lively
  • (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively

生物

shēng wù

organism

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng wù

  • organism
  • living creature
  • life form
  • biological

生肖

shēng xiào

animal from the Chinese zodiac

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng xiào

  • animal from the Chinese zodiac

生长

shēng zhǎng

to grow

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng zhǎng

  • to grow
  • to grow up
  • to be brought up

声调

shēng diào

tone

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng diào

  • tone
  • note
  • a tone (on a Chinese syllable)

省份

shěng fèn

province

HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

shěng fèn

  • province

胜

shèng

victory

HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng

  • victory
  • success
  • to beat
  • to defeat
  • to surpass
  • victorious

升学

shēng xué

to enter the next grade school

HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng xué

  • to enter the next grade school

生成

shēng chéng

to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being

HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng chéng

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

生机

shēng jī

opportunity to live

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng jī

  • opportunity to live
  • to reprieve from death
  • life force
  • vitality
  • opportunity to live; hope of success
  • vigor; vitality

生命力

shēng mìng lì

vitality

HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng mìng lì

  • vitality

生态

shēng tài

way of life

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng tài

  • way of life
  • ecology
  • ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment)
  • ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment)

生效

shēng xiào

to take effect

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng xiào

  • to take effect
  • to go into effect
  • (of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative

生锈

shēng xiù

to rust

HSK Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng xiù

  • to rust
  • to grow rusty
  • to corrode
  • oxidization
  • (of metal) to rust; to become rusty
  • (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate

生育

shēng yù

to bear

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng yù

  • to bear
  • to give birth
  • to grow
  • to rear
  • to bring up (children)
  • to give birth to; to bear

牲畜

shēng chù

domesticated animals

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng chù

  • domesticated animals
  • livestock
  • farm animal; livestock

盛产

shèng chǎn

superabundant

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng chǎn

  • superabundant
  • to teem with
  • to produce in abundance
  • to abound in
  • to be rich in

盛行

shèng xíng

to be in vogue

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng xíng

  • to be in vogue
  • to be prevalent
  • to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent

剩余

shèng yú

remainder

HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng yú

  • remainder
  • surplus

升华

shēng huá

to sublimate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng huá

  • to sublimate
  • sublimation (physics)
  • to raise to a higher level
  • to refine
  • promotion

升值

shēng zhí

to rise in value

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng zhí

  • to rise in value
  • to appreciate

生产线

shēng chǎn xiàn

assembly line

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng chǎn xiàn

  • assembly line
  • production line

生命线

shēng mìng xiàn

lifeline

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng mìng xiàn

  • lifeline

生怕

shēng pà

to fear

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng pà

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

生平

shēng píng

life (a person's whole life)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng píng

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

生前

shēng qián

(of a deceased) during one's life

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng qián

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

生死

shēng sǐ

life or death

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng sǐ

  • life or death

生涯

shēng yá

career

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng yá

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

声称

shēng chēng

to claim

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng chēng

  • to claim
  • to state
  • to proclaim
  • to assert

声望

shēng wàng

reputation; prestige; public esteem

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shēng wàng

  • reputation; prestige; public esteem

省事

shěng shì · xǐng shì

to simplify matters; to save trouble

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shěng shì

  • to simplify matters; to save trouble

xǐng shì

  • perceptive; understanding
  • (archaic) to handle administrative work

圣贤

shèng xián

a sage

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng xián

  • a sage
  • wise and holy man
  • virtuous ruler
  • Buddhist lama
  • wine

胜出

shèng chū

to come out on top

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng chū

  • to come out on top
  • to win (in an election, contest etc)
  • success
  • victory

胜任

shèng rèn

qualified

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng rèn

  • qualified
  • competent (professionally)
  • to be up to a task

盛大

shèng dà

grand

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng dà

  • grand
  • majestic
  • magnificent

盛会

shèng huì

pageant

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng huì

  • pageant
  • distinguished meeting

盛气凌人

shèng qì líng rén

overbearing

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng qì líng rén

  • overbearing
  • arrogant bully

盛夏

shèng xià

midsummer

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

shèng xià

  • midsummer
  • the height of summer

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Frequently asked questions

What Chinese words are pronounced sheng?

This HSK Atlas group lists 68 HSK headwords whose first pinyin syllable is sheng, including 生病 / 生日 / 生活 / 生气 / 声 / 声音 / 生 / 生命.

Does sheng have one meaning in Chinese?

No. A pinyin group can contain many different Chinese characters and words. Use the Chinese form and context, not pinyin alone, to identify the meaning.

Why does one pinyin page include multi-character words?

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