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生事

shēng shì

2-character word

What 生事 means

1. to make trouble

The characters in 生事

• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Words containing 生事

• 造谣生事zào yáo shēng shìto start rumours and create trouble

Sounds the same

Read shēng shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 声势fame and power; prestige; influence
• 升市rising prices; bull market

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