Word: 生 (shēng)

一勤生百巧，一懒生百病

yì qín shēng bǎiqiǎo, yì lǎn shēng bǎibìng

one bit of diligence breeds a hundred skills; one bit of laziness breeds a hundred ills

三日不弹,手生荆棘

sānrì bù tán,shǒu shēng jīngjí

three days without playing, the hands grow thorns

不生孩子，不知道腰酸肚子疼

bù shēng háizi, bù zhīdào yāosuān dǔzi téng

if you haven't given birth, you don't know the aching back and sore belly

乐不可极，极乐生悲

lèbùkějí, jílè shēng bēi

joy must not reach its limit; extreme joy gives birth to sorrow

人吃五谷生百病

rén chī wǔgǔ shēng bǎibìng

people eat the five grains and get a hundred illnesses

他不至于生这么大的气吧？

Tā búzhìyú shēng zhème dà de qì ba?

He surely wouldn't get this angry, would he?

他在生你的气。

Tā zài shēng nǐ de qì.

He is angry with you.

他生在希腊。

Tā shēng zài Xīlà.

He was born in Greece.

休恋故乡生处好，受恩深处便为家

xiū liàn gùxiāng shēng chù hǎo, shòu ēn shēnchù biàn wéi jiā

don't cling to the place of birth as best; where you are deeply treated well, make your home

但是他很想生个儿子。

Dànshì tā hěn xiǎng shēng gè érzi.

But he wanted a son very much.

你为什么生我的气？

Nǐ wèishénme shēng wǒ de qì?

Why are you angry with me?

你别生我的气啊。

Nǐ bié shēng wǒ de qì a.

Don't get angry at me!

你太太在生你的气。

Nǐ tàitai zài shēng nǐ de qì.

Your wife is mad at you.

你生在哪儿？

Nǐ shēng zài nǎr?

Where were you born?

公生明，廉生威

gōngshēngmíng, lián shēng wēi

fairness brings clear judgement, integrity brings authority

十冬腊月生的，冻手冻脚

shídōnglàyuè shēng de, dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo

born in the coldest depths of winter: freezing hands, freezing feet

吃生蛋可能是危险的。

Chī shēng dàn kěnéng shì wēixiǎn de.

Eating raw eggs could be bad for you.

天不生无用之人，地不长无用之草

tiān bù shēng wúyòng zhī rén, dì bù zhǎng wúyòng zhī cǎo

heaven bears no useless person, earth grows no useless grass

天气很冷，我们生起了火。

Tiānqì hěn lěng, wǒmen shēng qǐle huǒ.

It was cold, so we lit a fire.

夹肢窝生疮，阴毒

gāzhiwō shēng chuāng, yīndú

a boil in the armpit: hidden and poisonous

奸出人命赌生盗

jiān chūrénmìng dǔ shēng dào

adultery brings out deaths, gambling breeds theft

她一定在生我的气。

Tā yídìng zài shēng wǒ de qì.

She must be angry with me.

她什么时候生的？

Tā shénme shíhou shēng de?

When was she born?

她刚生了孩子。

Tā gāng shēngle háizi.

She just gave birth.

她将生孩子。

Tā jiāng shēng háizi.

She is going to have a baby.

她心生一计，对手上当了。

Tā xīn shēng yí jì, duìshǒu shàngdàngle.

She hit upon a trick, and her opponent fell for it.

她昨天生了一个女儿。

Tā zuótiān shēngle yí gè nǚ'ér.

She gave birth to a daughter yesterday.

她最近生了孩子。

Tā zuìjìn shēngle háizi.

She recently gave birth.

她生下了一个健康的婴儿。

Tā shēng xià le yí gè jiànkāng de yīng'ér.

She gave birth to a healthy baby.

她生了一个女儿。

Tā shēngle yí gè nǚ'ér.

She gave birth to a daughter.

她生了一场大病，正在乡下休养。

Tā shēngle yìcháng dàbìng, zhèngzài xiāngxia xiūyǎng.

She had a serious illness and is convalescing in the countryside.

她生了双胞胎女儿。

Tā shēngle shuāngbāotāi nǚ'ér.

She gave birth to twin girls.

她生在美洲。

Tā shēng zài Měizhōu.

She was born in America.

她生自己的气。

Tā shēng zìjǐ de qì.

She's mad at herself.

嫂子刚生了孩子，家里特别热闹。

Sǎozi gāng shēngle háizi, jiālǐ tèbié rènao.

My sister-in-law just had a baby, so the house is very lively.

宁愿站着死，决不跪着生

nìngyuàn zhànzhe sǐ, juébú guìzhe shēng

I would rather die standing than live on my knees

宁进一步死，毋退一尺生

nìng jìnyíbù sǐ, wú tuì yìchǐ shēng

better to die a step forward than to live a foot back

寒门生贵子，白屋出公卿

hánmén shēng guìzǐ, báiwū chū gōngqīng

a poor family bears a noble son; a thatched house produces ministers

急生智，气生恚

jí shēng zhì, qì shēng huì

urgency gives birth to wit, anger gives birth to resentment

慈心生祸患

cíxīn shēng huòhuàn

a kind heart breeds misfortune

我不禁想我的儿子一直都在生。

Wǒ bùjīn xiǎng wǒ de érzi yìzhí dōu zài shēng.

I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive.

我们吃生鱼。

Wǒmen chī shēng yú.

We eat fish raw.

我们在日本常常吃生鱼。

Wǒmen zài Rìběn chángcháng chī shēng yú.

We often eat fish raw in Japan.

我太太刚生了个小孩儿。

Wǒ tàitai gāng shēngle gè xiǎoháir.

My wife just had a baby.

我是个国中生。

Wǒ shì gè guó zhōng shēng.

I'm a junior high school student.

我生在中国。

Wǒ shēng zài Zhōngguó.

I was born in China.

我生她的气。

Wǒ shēng tā de qì.

I'm angry with her.

我籍贯是广东，生在上海。

Wǒ jíguàn shì Guǎngdōng, shēng zài Shànghǎi.

My ancestral home is Guangdong, but I was born in Shanghai.

我绝对没有生你的气。

Wǒ juéduì méiyǒu shēng nǐ de qì.

I'm by no means angry with you.

我邻居家生了孪生女儿。

Wǒ línjū jiā shēngle luánshēng nǚ'ér.

My neighbor gave birth to twin daughters.

斩草不除根，来年依旧生

zhǎn cǎo bù chúgēn, lái nián yījiù shēng

cut grass without pulling its roots and it grows again next year

新媳妇咬生馒头，人生面不熟

xīnxífù yǎo shēng mántou, rénshēngmiànbùshú

a new bride bites into a raw steamed bun: the person is a stranger, the dough is uncooked

有吃生鱼的狗吗？

Yǒu chī shēng yú de gǒu ma?

Are there dogs that eat raw fish?

木朽虫生，墙裂蚁入

mù xiǔ chóng shēng, qiáng liè yǐ rù

when wood rots, worms appear; when a wall cracks, ants get in

甜从苦中来，福从祸中生

tián cóng kǔ zhōng lái, Fú cóng huò zhōng shēng

Sweetness comes out of bitterness, fortune is born out of misfortune

生不带来，死不带走

shēng bú dàilái, sǐ bú dàizǒu

not brought at birth, not taken at death

生了虫的拐棍儿，不能拄

shēngle chóng de guǎigùnr, bùnéng zhǔ

a worm-eaten walking stick: can't be leaned on

生什么气呀？

Shēng shénme qì ya?

Why are you angry?

生子莫生多，生多换破锅

shēngzǐ mò shēng duō, shēng duō huàn pò guō

don't have many children; many children means trading for a broken pot

生有涯，学无边

shēng yǒuyá, xué wúbiān

life has a shore; learning has no edge

白骨精骗唐僧，一计不成又生一计

Báigǔjīng piàn Tángsēng, yí jì bùchéng yòu shēng yí jì

the White Bone Demon tricks Tang Monk: when one trick fails she thinks up another

盘子里生豆芽儿，扎不下根

pánzi lǐ shēng dòuyár, zhā búxià gēn

bean sprouts grown on a plate: they can't put down roots

福生有基，祸生有胎

Fú shēng yǒu jī, huò shēng yǒu tāi

fortune has a foundation, misfortune has a womb

肉炒熟,人吵生

ròu chǎo shú,rén chǎo shēng

fry meat and it's cooked; quarrel and people become strangers

胡子上生疮，毛病

húzi shang shēng chuāng, máobìng

a sore growing on the beard: a hair problem

腊八生的,老冻

làbā shēng de,lǎo dòng

Born on Laba: always freezing

腊月生的,冻手冻脚

làyuè shēng de,dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo

born in the twelfth month: frozen hands and frozen feet

莫生懒惰意，休起怠荒心

mò shēng lǎnduò yì, xiū qǐ dàihuāng xīn

don't let idle thoughts arise, don't raise a slack, neglectful heart

莫言家未成，成家子未生；莫言家未破，破家子未大

Mò Yán jiā wèi chéng, chéngjiā zǐ wèi shēng; Mò Yán jiā wèi pò, pòjiāzi wèi dà

don't say the family isn't made yet, the son who will make it isn't born; don't say the family isn't ruined yet, the son who will ruin it hasn't grown up

藕发莲生，十指连心

ǒu fā lián shēng, shízhǐliánxīn

the root sprouts and the lotus grows; ten fingers are linked to the heart

转基因棉花不容易生虫。

Zhuǎnjīyīn miánhua bù róngyì shēng chóng.

Genetically modified cotton is less likely to get pests.

这个女的不是胖，是快生孩子了。

Zhège nǚ de bú shì pàng, shì kuài shēng háizi le.

That woman isn't fat, she is going to have a baby.

这只母猫刚生了小猫，正在哺乳。

Zhè zhī mǔ māo gāng shēngle xiǎomāo, zhèngzài bǔrǔ.

This cat just had kittens and is nursing them.

这对夫妇生了个儿子。

Zhè duì fūfù shēngle gè érzi.

The couple had a son.

这是一个生和死的问题。

Zhè shì yí gè shēng hé sǐ de wèntí.

It's a matter of life and death.

那只小狗生下来腿就有点畸形。

Nà zhī xiǎogǒu shēng xiàlai tuǐ jiù yǒudiǎn jīxíng.

That puppy was born with slightly deformed legs.

那就是我生他的气的原因。

Nà jiùshì wǒ shēng tā de qì de yuányīn.

That is why I am angry with him.