1to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
2to arise; to occur
3to light (a fire)
4to live; to be alive
5life
6raw; uncooked; unprocessed
7unfamiliar; strange
8student; person engaged in a field
9male role in traditional opera
10life; lifetime
11means of livelihood
12very; intensely (as in 生疼)
13in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽)
Examples
fú wù服务shēng生，qǐng请gěi给wǒ我yì xiē一些shuǐ水。
服务生，请给我一些水。
Waiter, please bring me some water.
他因为生重病不能来。
He could not come because of his serious illness.
你吃过生鱼片吗？
Have you eaten a piece of raw fish?