生词
HSK 2 (2021)
生词 (shēngcí) · new word
生词 (shēngcí) means “new word”. It is written with 2 characters: 生 (to give birth) + 词 (word). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 生词 is built
The characters
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
词 cí · word
What 词 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 司sī — to take charge of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 司 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这课有很多生词。Zhè kè yǒu hěn duō shēngcí.This lesson has many new words.
你记住这些生词了吗？Nǐ jìzhù zhèxiē shēngcí le ma?Have you memorized these new words?
Questions about 生词
What does 生词 mean?
生词 (shēngcí) means “new word”.
How do you pronounce 生词?
生词 is pronounced shēngcí.
Which HSK level is 生词?
生词 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
Learn 生词 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.