生息 shēngxī to live Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents shēngxī to live 生 shēng verb to live to live; to exist; to survive息 xī noun to rest (bound form) to rest; to take a breakshēngxī to reproduce 生 shēng verb to give birth to give birth to; to bear; to produce offspring息 xī to grow (bound form) to grow; to multiply; to reproduceshēngxī to bear interest 生 shēng verb to give rise to to give rise to; to happen; to cause; to generate息 xī noun interest (bound form) interest on a loan or investment; profit