shì shi

scholar, gentleman; soldier

HSK 4 #372

DEFINITIONS

士 shì
  • surname Shi
  • member of the senior ministerial class (old)
  • scholar (old)
  • bachelor
  • honorific
  • soldier
  • noncommissioned officer
  • specialist worker

STROKES

WORDS

林 fán shì lín vaseline (loanword)
亚里多德 yà lǐ shì duō dé Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher
助产 zhù chǎn shì midwife
雅皮 yǎ pí shì yuppie (loanword); young urban professional, 1980s slang
坦丁堡 jūn shì tǎn dīng bǎo Constantinople, capital of Byzantium
苏伊 sū yī shì Suez (canal)
jìn shì successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination; palace graduate
力架 shì lì jià Snickers (candy bar)
拉 bā shì lā Basra (city in Iraq)
zhuàng shì hero; fighter; brave strong guy; warrior (in armor)
知名人 zhī míng rén shì public figure; celebrity
bīn shì Taiwan equivalent of 奔馳|奔驰[Ben1 chi2]
卫道 wèi dào shì traditionalist; moralist; champion (of a cause)
通 fù shì tōng Fujitsu
shā shì sarsaparilla; root beer; SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword)
苏黎 sū lí shì variant of 蘇黎世|苏黎世[Su1 li2 shi4]
móu shì skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor; counsellor
身先卒 shēn xiān shì zú to fight at the head of one's troops; (fig.) to take the lead
佳洁 jiā jié shì Crest (brand)
bīng shì ordinary soldier
人 shì rén scholar
布朗 bù lǎng shì The Bronx, borough of New York City; Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx); also written 布朗克斯
招贤纳 zhāo xián nà shì invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
斯威兰 sī wēi shì lán Swaziland
新南威尔 xīn nán wēi ěr shì New South Wales, southeast Australian state