shēnghuófèi 生活费 N cost of living, living expenses
shēnghuó shuǐpíng 生活水平 N living standards
shēngjī 生机 N 1 chance of survival, lease on life 一线生机 yīxiànshēngjī a slim chance of survival 2 vitality
生机勃勃 shēngjī bóbó full of vigor and vitality
shēnglǐ 生理 [modif: 生 life + 理 theory] N the physical aspect of human life 生理学 shēnglǐxué physiology
shēngmìng 生命 [comp: 生 living + 命 life] N life (条 tiáo) ■ 他的生命处在危险中。Tā de shēngmìng
chǔ zài wēixiǎn zhōng. His life is in danger. ■ 这只小猫也是一条小生命，不能眼 看它死去。
Zhè zhī xiǎo māo yě shì yì tiáo xiǎo shēngmìng, bù néng yǎnkàn tā sǐqu. This kitten is also a life.
We can’t let it die without doing anything.
shēngmìng kēxué 生命科学 N life science
shēngmìnglì 生命力 N life force
shēngqì 生气 V get angry, be offended ■ 别对他 生气，他不是故意的。Bié duì tā shēngqì, tā bú shì
gùyì de. Don’t get angry with him. He did not mean it. ■ 你为了什么事生气?Nǐ wèile shénme shì
shēngqì? What are you angry about?
shēngrì 生日 [modif: 生 birth + 日 day] N birthday ■ 你的生日是哪一天？Nǐ de shēngrì shì nǎ yì tiān?
Which date is your birthday? (→ When is your birthday?) ■ 祝你生日快乐! Zhù nǐ shēngrì
kuàilè! I wish you a happy birthday! 过生日 guò shēngrì celebrate a birthday ■ 你今 年打算怎么过
生日？Nǐ jīnnián dǎsuàn zěnme guò shēngrì? How are you going to celebrate your birthday this
year?
shēngrì hèkǎ 生日贺卡 N birthday card
shēngrì lǐwù 生日礼物 N birthday present
shēngshū 生疏 ADJ not familiar (ANTONYM 熟悉 shúxī)
shēngtài 生态 [modif: 生 life + 态 condition] N ecology
shēngtài lǚyóu 生态旅游 N eco-tourism
shēngtàixué 生态学 N ecology
shēngwù 生物 [modif: 生 living + 物 thing] N living things ■ 生物一般分为动物和植物两大 类。
Shēngwù yìbān fēnwéi dòngwù hé zhíwù liǎng dà lèi. Living things are generally categorized into
animals and plants.
shēngwù xué 生物学 N biology
shēngwù huàxué 生物化学 N chemical biology, biochemistry
shēngxiāo 生肖 N the 12 symbolic animals used to denote the year of a person’s birth
NOTE: The 12 animals are rat, ox, tiger, hare, Chinese dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog,
and pig. Shēngxiāo 生肖 is also referred to as 属相 shǔxiàng. If you want to know what is the symbolic
animal of the year of someone’s birth, you ask 你属什么？Nǐ shǔ shénme?, and the answer is 我属 Wǒ shǔ +
the animal, e.g. 我属鼠 Wǒ shǔ shǔ, meaning “I was born in a year of the rat.”shēngxiào 生效 V come into effect, go into effect, become valid
shēngxiù 生锈 V get rusty
shēngyi 生意 N business, trade ■ 他每天上网做生 意。Tā měi tiān shàngwǎng zuò shēngyi. He does
trading over the Internet every day. ■ 最近生意 很不好。Zuìjìn shēngyi hěn bù hǎo. Business has
been slack lately.
shēngyù 生育 V give birth to, bear
shēngzhǎng 生长 [comp: 生 living + 长 growing] V grow, grow up ■ 我生长在一个大城市 里。Wǒ
shēngzhǎng zài yí ge dà chéngshì li. I grew up in a big city. ■ 这种植物在河边生长得很 好。Zhè
zhǒng zhíwù zài hébiān shēngzhǎng de hěn hǎo. This kind of plant grows well by the river.
shēng 牲 N domesticated animal (See xīshēng 牺牲.)
shēngchù 牲畜 N livestock, domestic animal (头 tóu)
shēng 声 TRAD 聲 N sound, noise, voice ■ 机器声太 大，我听不清你说什么。Jīqì shēng tài dà, wǒ
tīng bu qīng nǐ shuō shénme. The noise from the machine is too loud; I can’t hear what you’re