生 (shēng) — to give birth; to be born; to produce; to generate; to arise; to occur
Definition
Covers 'be born / give birth', 'grow', and 'arise, occur'. For people being born, use 出生; for events arising, 发生 is more common; 产生 emphasizes producing a result or emotion.
to give birthto be bornto produceto generateto ariseto occur
Examples
- 1990。Tā shēng yú 1990 nián.He was born in 1990.
- 生。Zhè zhǒng zhí wù shēng zài rè dài dì qū.This plant grows in tropical regions.
- ，。Máo dùn fā shēng le, xū yào jiě jué.A conflict has arisen and needs to be resolved.
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