| 生活 | sheng1 huo2 | life |
| 方式 | fang1 shi4 | mode |
| 生 | sheng1 | life |
| 生物 | sheng1 wu4 | organism |
| 生命 | sheng1 ming4 | living |
| 日子 | ri4 zi5 | a (calendar) date |
| 法轮 | fa3 lun2 | the Eternal Wheel of life in Buddhism |
| 人生 | ren2 sheng1 | life (one's time on earth) |
| 生态 | sheng1 tai4 | eco- |
| 扩散 | kuo4 san4 | to diffuse |
| 牺牲 | xi1 sheng1 | to lay down one's life |
| 一生 | yi4 sheng1 yi1 sheng1 | all ones life |
| 身 | shen1 | life |