Chinese Character Dictionary

甜菜

tián cài

beet

甜蜜

tián mì

sweet

甜蜜蜜

tián mì mì

very sweet

甜言

tián yán

sweet words

甜言密语

tián yán mì yŭ

sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom); elegant but insincere words

甜言美语

tián yán mĕi yŭ

sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery

甜言蜜语

tián yán mì yŭ

sweet speech and honeyed words (idiom); hypocritical flattery

甜豆

tián dòu

sugar snap pea

甜酒

tián jiŭ

sweet liquor

甜酸

tián suān

sweet and sour

甜酸肉

tián suān ròu

sweet and sour pork

甜头

tián tou

sweet taste (of power, success etc)

甜食

tián shí

dessert

甜高粱

tián gāo liáng

sweet sorghum

甜点

tián diăn

dessert

尝

cháng

old variant of 嘗|尝[cháng]

生

shēng

to be born

生下

shēng xià

to give birth to

生不逢时

shēng bù féng shí

born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)

生人

shēng rén

stranger

生来

shēng lái

from birth

生僻

shēng pì

unfamiliar

生光

shēng guāng

to emit light

生儿育女

shēng ér yù nu:3

to bear and raise children

生冷

shēng lĕng

uncooked or cold food

生出

shēng chū

to give birth

生前

shēng qián

(of a deceased) during one's life

生动

shēng dòng

vivid

生化

shēng huà

biochemistry

生化学

shēng huà xué

biochemistry

生化武器

shēng huà wŭ qì

biological weapon

生卒年

shēng zú nián

dates of birth and death (of historical figure)

生卒年月

shēng zú nián yuè

dates of birth and death (of historical figure)

生厌

shēng yàn

to disgust

生吞活剥

shēng tūn huó bō

to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically

生命

shēng mìng

life

生命不息，战斗不止

shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhĭ

while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last

生命力

shēng mìng lì

vitality

生命吠陀

shēng mìng fèi tuó

Ayurveda (ancient Indian system and health care philosophy)

生命在于运动

shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng

life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations)

生命多样性

shēng mìng duō yàng xìng

biodiversity

生命征象

shēng mìng zhēng xiàng

vital signs

生命的遗迹

shēng mìng de yí jì

trace of life

生命科学

shēng mìng kē xué

life sciences

生命素质

shēng mìng sù zhì

quality of life

生命线

shēng mìng xiàn

lifeline

生命迹象

shēng mìng jì xiàng

sign of life

生命周期

shēng mìng zhōu qī

life cycle

生员

shēng yuán

scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)

生啤

shēng pí

draft beer

生啤酒

shēng pí jiŭ

draft beer

生土

shēng tŭ

(agr.) immature soil

生境

shēng jìng

habitat

生子

shēng zĭ

to give birth to a child or children

生字

shēng zì

new character (in textbook)

生存

shēng cún

to exist

生存环境

shēng cún huán jìng

habitat

生存农业

shēng cún nóng yè

subsistence farming

生就

shēng jiù

to be born with

生平

shēng píng

life (a person's whole life)