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.
Initial sh · final eng · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 生命线 | shēng mìng xiàn | n | lifeline | |
| 52 | 圣贤 | shèng xián | n | a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine | |
| 53 | 盛气凌人 | shèng qì líng rén | v | overbearing; arrogant bully |
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