㗂
variant of 省[sheng3]; tight-lipped; to examine; to watch; to scour (esp. Cantonese)
乘
four horse military chariot (archaic); four (archaic); generic term for history books
剩
to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
剰
Japanese variant of 剩[sheng4]
胜
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. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
升
to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]
嵊
name of a district in Zhejiang
升
variant of 升[sheng1]; to ascend; to rise in rank
晟
brightness of sun; splendor; also pr. [cheng2]
渑
name of a river in Shandong
牲
domestic animal; sacrificial animal
生
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
盛
flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
省
to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; CL:個|个[ge4]
眚
cataract of the eye; error
笙
free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd
圣
holy; sacred; saint; sage
声
sound; voice; tone; noise; classifier for sounds
賸
have as remainder; trad. variant of 剩[sheng4]
剩女
'leftover woman' (successful career woman who has remained single)
剩钱
to have money left; remaining money
剩余定理
the Remainder Theorem
剩余放射性
residual radioactivity
胜不骄,败不馁
no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat
胜之不武
(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle; to have an unfair advantage in a contest
胜仗
victory; victorious battle
胜任
qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task
胜似
to surpass; better than; superior to
胜败
victory or defeat; result
胜算
odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success
胜负
victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle
升堂入室
lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom); fig. to gradually attain proficiency; to attain a higher level
升压
to boost the pressure (of a fluid); to boost (or step up) the voltage
升压剂
vasopressor agent; antihypotensive agent (medicine)
升天
lit. to ascend to heaven; to die
升学
to enter the next grade school
升官发财
to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
升市
rising prices; bull market
升幅
extent of an increase; percentage rise
升息
to raise interest rates
升斗
liter and decaliter dry measure; (fig.) meager quantity of foodstuff
升斗小民
poor people (idiom); those who live from hand to mouth
升旗
to raise a flag; to hoist a flag
升旗仪式
flag raising ceremony
升汞
mercuric chloride (HgCl)
升温
to become hot; temperature rise; (fig.) to intensify; to hot up; to escalate; to get a boost
升级
to escalate (in intensity); to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to upgrade (computing)
升结肠
ascending colon (anatomy); first section of large intestine
升职
to get promoted (at work etc); promotion
升华
to sublimate; sublimation (physics); to raise to a higher level; to refine; promotion
升起
to raise; to hoist; to rise
升遐
to pass away (of an emperor)
升降机
aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator
升腾
to rise; to ascend; to leap up
嵊州
Shengzhou county level city in Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1], Zhejiang
嵊州市
Shengzhou county level city in Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1], Zhejiang
嵊泗
Shengsi county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang
嵊泗列岛
Shengsi islands, making up Shengsi county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang
嵊泗县
Shengsi county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang
嵊县
Sheng county in Zhejiang
升值
to rise in value; to appreciate
升空
to rise to the sky; to lift off; to levitate; liftoff
升调
rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)
牲口
animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc); beast of burden
牲畜
domesticated animals; livestock
牲体
body of an animal (or human) killed sacrificially
生不逢时
born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate); born under an unlucky star; ahead of his time
生人
stranger; living person; to give birth; to be born (in a certain time or place)
生来
from birth; by one's nature
生僻
unfamiliar; rarely seen
生儿育女
to bear and raise children
生冷字
obscure or archaic character
生出
to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce
生前
(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
生卒年
dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
生卒年月
dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
生厌
to disgust; to pall; fed up; tedious; cloying; boring; irritating
生吞活剥
to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
生命
life; living; biological; CL:個|个[ge4]
生命不息,战斗不止
while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
生命吠陀
Ayurveda (ancient Indian system and health care philosophy); also written 阿育吠陀[a1 yu4 fei4 tuo2]
生命在于运动
life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations); Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle).; Life derives from physical exercise.
生员
scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)
生啤
draft beer; unpasteurized beer
生啤酒
draft beer; unpasteurized beer
生土
(agr.) immature soil; virgin soil
生子
to give birth to a child or children
生字
new character (in textbook); character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
生存环境
habitat; living environment
生存农业
subsistence farming; subsistence agriculture
生就
to be born with; to be gifted with
生平
life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
生平事迹
lifetime achievements
生怕
to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to
生息
to inhabit; to live (in a habitat)
生闷气
to seethe; to sulk; to be pissed off (vulgar)
生意盎然
see 生機盎然|生机盎然[sheng1 ji1 ang4 ran2]
生意经
knack of doing business; business sense
生意兴隆
thriving and prosperous business or trade
生态友好型
eco-friendly; ecologically sustainable
生态孤岛
insularization (as a threat to biodiversity)
生成
to generate; to produce; generated; produced
生成树
spanning tree (in graph theory)
生手
novice; new hand; sb new to a job
生技
biotechnology; abbr. for 生物技術|生物技术; (Tw) abbr. for 生物科技
生技医药
biopharmaceutical; drug produced by biotechnology
生拉活扯
to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
生拉硬拽
to drag sb along against his will; to draw a forced analogy
生效
to take effect; to go into effect
生于忧患,死于安乐
to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom); life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
生荣死哀
to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)
生机
opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality
生机盎然
full of life; exuberant
生死存亡
matter of life and death
生死攸关
matter of life and death
生死有命
life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)
生死肉骨
lit. the dead returning to life; a miracle (idiom)
生死关头
the critical moment; life and death crisis
生殖
to reproduce; to flourish
生殖器
reproductive organ; genitals
生殖腺
reproductive gland; gonad; sex organ
生殖轮
svādhisthāna or svadhisthana, the navel or libido chakra 查克拉, residing in the genitals
生杀大权
life-and-death power; ultimate power
生母
natural mother; birth mother
生气
to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness
生气盎然
see 生機盎然|生机盎然[sheng1 yi4 ang4 ran2]
生活
life; activity; to live; livelihood
生活方式
way of life; lifestyle
生活美学
appreciation of the finer things in life
生活费
cost of living; living expenses; alimony
生活资料
consumer goods; means of livelihood; means of subsistence; documents relating to sb's life
生活阔绰
a flashy lifestyle; to live it up
生涯
career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life
生源
supply of students; source of students
生涩
unripe; tart; not fully proficient; somewhat shaky
生火
to make a fire; to light a fire
生炒热卖
to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)
生煎
shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty
生父母
biological parents; natural parents
生物
organism; living creature; life form; biological; CL:個|个[ge4]
生物分析法
bioanalytical method
生物剂量仪
biological dosimeter
生物化学站剂
biological-chemical warfare agent
生物大灭绝
great extinction of species
生物工程
bioengineering; genetic engineering
生物弹药
biological ammunition
生物战
germ warfare; biological warfare
生物战剂
biological agent; biological warfare agent
生物技术
biotechnology; abbr. to 生技
生物界
biosphere; natural world
生物群
biota; ecological community; fossil assemblage
生物医学工程
biomedical engineering
生猛
full of life; violent; brave; fresh (of seafood)
生生不息
to grow and multiply without end
生产
to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
生产力
production capability; productive force; productivity
生产率
productivity; efficiency of production
生产线
assembly line; production line
生产总值
gross domestic production (GDP); total output value
生产者
producer (of goods, commodities or farm produce etc); manufacturer; (biology) autotroph
生产能力
manufacturing ability; production capacity
生产要素
factors of production
生产关系
relations between levels of production; socio-economic relations
生番
barbarian; aboriginal savage
生疏
unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed
生发
to emerge and grow; to develop
生石灰
calcium oxide CaO; quicklime
生石膏
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster
生米
coarse rice; uncooked rice
生米做成熟饭
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.; also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
生米煮成熟饭
the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
生米熟饭
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.
生粉
cornflour; starch powder (cooking)
生粉水
starch solution (cooking)
生老病死
lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die; fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)
生耗氧量
biological oxygen demand (BOD)
生肖
one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]; animal from the Chinese zodiac
生肖属相
birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)
生育
to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility
生育能力
fertility; ability to have children
生花妙笔
beautiful or talented writing
生菜
lettuce; raw fresh vegetables; greens
生药
unprocessed medicinal herb
生词
new word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied; CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
生词语
vocabulary words (in language-learning books); new or unfamiliar words
生财有道
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
生路
a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament
生辉
to dazzle; to brighten up (a room etc)
生辰八字
one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
生造
to coin (words or expressions)
生达
Sinda, name of former county 1983-1999 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
生达县
Sinda county, name of former county 1983-1999 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
生达乡
Sinda village in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
生还
to return alive; to survive
生锈
to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization
生长素
auxin (plant growth hormone)
生离死别
separated in life and death; to part for ever
生灵
(literary) the people; living thing; creature
生灵涂炭
people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
生愿
desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā); craving for rebirth
生养
to bring up (children); to raise; to bear
生发剂
hair restorer; hair regrowth tonic
生龙活虎
lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom); fig. vigorous and lively
甥女
niece (sister's daughter)
盛世
a flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age
盛京
historical name of Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province
盛传
widely spread; widely rumored; stories abound; (sb's exploits are) widely circulated
盛典
majestic pomp; grand ceremony
盛夏
midsummer; the height of summer
盛大
grand; majestic; magnificent; Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company)
盛妆
vigorous; strong and healthy
盛季
peak season; a flourishing period
盛年
the prime of one's life
盛德
splendid virtue; majestic moral character; great kindness
盛情
great kindness; magnificent hospitality
盛景
grand view; magnificent landscape
盛会
pageant; distinguished meeting
盛极一时
all the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time
盛气
grand and heroic; exuberant character
盛气凌人
overbearing; arrogant bully
盛况空前
a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
盛产
to produce in abundance; to be rich in
盛称
enthusiastic praise; to praise highly
盛举
grand event; magnificent undertaking
盛行
to be in vogue; to be prevalent
盛衰
to flourish then decline; rise and fall
盛装
splendid clothes; rich attire; one's Sunday best
盛赞
to praise highly; an accolade
盛开
blooming; in full flower
盛馔
rich fare; splendid food
省事
to simplify matters; to save trouble
省俭
frugal; economic; to scrimp and save
省力
to save labor; to save effort
省劲
to save labor; to save effort
省劲儿
erhua variant of 省勁|省劲[sheng3 jin4]
省却
to save; to get rid of (so saving space)
省去
to omit; to dispense with; to make unnecesary; to save (time, trouble etc)
省吃俭用
to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save
省委
provincial Party committee
省字号
an apostrophe (punct.)
省得
to avoid; so as to save (money or time)
省心
to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free
省油的灯
sb who is easy to deal with
省港澳
abbr. for the economic region of Guangdong Province (or Guangzhou), Hong Kong and Macao
省界
provincial boundaries; provincial boundary
省略
to leave out; an omission
省略号
the ellipsis …… (punct., consisting of six dots)
省直管县
direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)
省省吧
(coll.) Don't waste your breath.; Save it!
省级
(administrative) province-level
笙歌
music and song (formal writing)
笙箫
reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute
绳之以法
to punish according to the law; to bring to justice
绳墨
lit. carpenter's straight line marker; same as 墨斗; fig. rules; rules and regulations
绳子
cord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2]
绳文
Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery
圣上
courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
圣事
Holy sacrament; Christian rite (esp. Catholic); also called 聖禮|圣礼 by Protestants
圣人
saint; sage; refers to Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]; the current reigning Emperor
圣代
sundae (ice cream dessert with toppings) (loanword)
圣伯多禄大殿
St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
圣佛明节
Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain
圣保罗
St Paul; São Paulo, city in Brazil
圣像
icon; iconic; religious image; figure (of Confucius, Buddha, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary etc); CL:張|张[zhang1]
圣克鲁斯岛
Santa Cruz Island, off the California coast
圣劳伦斯河
St Lawrence River, Canada
圣化
sanctify; sanctification; consecrate
圣哉经
Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)
圣地
holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc); center of historic interest
圣地亚哥
Santiago, capital of Chile; San Diego, California
圣地牙哥
(Tw) San Diego, California; Santiago, capital of Chile
圣基茨和尼维斯
Saint Kitts and Nevis
圣塔伦
Santarém (Portugal); Santarém (Brazil)
圣多明各
Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
圣多明哥
Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic (Tw)
圣多美
Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe
圣多美和普林西比
São Tomé and Príncipe
圣奥古斯丁
St Augustine; Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), theologian and Christian philosopher; Sankt Augustin, suburb of Beuel, Bonn, Germany
圣女贞德
Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
圣婴
El Niño (meteorology); Holy Infant (cf biblical nativity story)
圣子
Holy Son; Jesus Christ; God the Son (in the Christian Trinity)
圣安地列斯断层
San Andreas Fault, California; also written 聖安德列斯斷層|圣安德列斯断层
圣安多尼堂区
St Anthony Parish (Macau); Freguesia de Santo António
圣安德列斯断层
San Andreas Fault, California
圣庙
shrine to a sage (esp. Confucius)
圣彼得堡
Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
圣德克旭贝里
(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
圣德太子
Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[Fei1 niao3 Shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint
圣心
Sacred Heart (Christian)
圣心节
Feast of the Sacred Heart
圣手
divine physician; sage doctor; highly skilled practitioner
圣文森及格瑞那丁
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Tw)
圣文森和格林纳丁
St Vincent and Grenadines, Caribbean island in Lesser Antilles
圣文森特和格林纳丁斯
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
圣明
enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
圣朝
the current imperial dynasty; one's own court
圣母
Holy Mother; goddess; the Virgin Mary
圣母升天节
Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)
圣母婊
(Internet slang) sanctimonious bitch
圣母峰
Goddess peak (Nepalese: Sagarmatha, Sky Goddess); refers to Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan), Chinese 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰; Mt Everest
圣母教堂
Church of Our Lady; Frauenkirche
圣母玛利亚
Mary (mother of Jesus)
圣洗
baptism (Christian ceremony)
圣涡
dimples of Venus; back dimples
圣潘克勒斯站
Saint Pancras (London railway station)
圣火
sacred fire; Olympic flame
圣灰节
Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)
圣烛节
Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)
圣父
Holy Father; God the Father (in the Christian Trinity)
圣皮埃尔和密克隆
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
圣祖
Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722); cf. 康熙[Kang1 xi1]
圣祖
divine ancester; patron saint
圣神
feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor; general term for saint in former times; term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国; Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity)
圣神降临
Whit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)
圣礼
Holy sacrament; Christian rite (esp. Protestant); also called 聖事|圣事 by Catholics
圣约翰斯
St John's, capital of Labrador and Newfoundland province, Canada
圣纳帕
Agia Napa, Cyprus; Ayia Napa, Cyprus
圣索非亚
Hagia Sophia (Greek: Holy wisdom)
圣索非亚大教堂
Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)
圣经
Holy Bible; the Confucian classics; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
圣经外传
Apocrypha; biography external to the classics
圣经贤传
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
圣胎
immortal body (of born again Daoist)
圣胡安
San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico
圣萨尔瓦多
San Salvador, capital of El Salvador
圣训
sage's instructions; imperial edict
圣诞
Christmas; birthday of reigning Emperor; Confucius' birthday
圣诞岛
Christmas Island, Australia
圣诞节
Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas
圣诞红
poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
圣诞老人
Father Christmas; Santa Claus
圣诞花
poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
圣诞颂
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
圣谕
imperial edict; see also 上諭|上谕[shang4 yu4]
圣贤
a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
圣贤孔子鸟
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
圣路易斯
St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri
圣躬
the Emperor's body; Holy body; the current reigning Emperor
圣雄
sage hero; refers to Mahatma Gandhi
圣灵
Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit
圣餐
Holy communion (of the Christian mass); sacrament
圣马洛
St Malo, town in Normandy
圣体
the Emperor's body; Jesus' body; communion wafer (in Christian mass)
圣体节
Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)
圣体血
the body and blood of Christ; Holy communion
声像
audio-visual; (ultrasonography etc) acoustic image
声优
seiyū; voice actor, especially in Japanese anime or video games (directly from the Japanese 声優 seiyū)
声势
fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum
声名
reputation; declaration
声名大震
to create a sensation
声名狼藉
to have a bad reputation
声嘶力竭
to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
声囊
vocal sac; vocal pouch (for vocal amplification in male frogs)
声威
prestige; renown; influence
声带
vocal cords; vocal folds; (motion picture) soundtrack
声张
to make public; to disclose
声息
sound (often with negative, not a sound); whisper
声情并茂
(of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression (idiom)
声押
to apply to a court for an arrest warrant
声旁
phonetic component of Chinese character
声旁字
character serving as sound value of another character; phonetic
声明
to state; to declare; statement; declaration; CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4]
声东击西
to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom); to create a diversion
声母
consonant; the initial consonant (of a Chinese syllable)
声波定位
sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar); acoustic positioning
声泪俱下
to shed tears while recounting sth; speaking in a tearful voice
声称
to claim; to state; to proclaim; to assert
声符
phonetic component of a Chinese character
声纳
sonar (sound navigation and ranging) (loanword)
声索国
claimant country (in a territorial dispute)
声言
to state; to declare; pronouncement; declaration
声讨
to denounce; to condemn
声训
explaining a character or word by using a homophone
声调
tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable); CL:個|个[ge4]
声调语言
tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)
声请
to make a formal request; formal request; to make a claim (law)
声道
sound track; audio channel
声音
voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]
声类
Shenglei, the earliest Chinese rime dictionary with 11,520 single-character entries, released in 3rd century (was not preserved to this day)
声鹀
(bird species of China) common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)