shì

go, reach; appropriate, suitable

HSK 4 #663

DEFINITIONS

适 shì
  • surname Shi
  • to fit
  • suitable
  • proper
  • just (now)
  • comfortable
  • well
  • to go
  • to follow or pursue
适 kuò
  • see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]

STROKES

WORDS

当 bù shì dàng inadequate; unfit
削足履 xuē zú shì lǚ to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution
安闲舒 ān xián shū shì leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
帮宝 bāng bǎo shì (brand) Pampers
tián shì quiet and comfortable
pǔ shì universal
应 àn shì yìng dark adaptation
lǐ kuò Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong 德宗[De2 Zong1], (742-805), reigned 779-805
hú shì Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文[bai2 hua4 wen2]
应 zì shì yìng adaptive
音 shū shì yīn comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch)
tiáo shì to adapt (to an environment etc); to make sth suitable; adaptation; adjustment; adaptive
人 shì rén (said of a woman) to marry (old)
值 shì zhí just at that time; as it happens; by good luck, just then
切 shì qiè apt; appropriate
婚 shì hūn of marriageable age; nubile
婚期 shì hūn qī ages suitable for getting married
存度 shì cún dù fitness (evolution); ability to survive and reproduce
得其所 shì dé qí suǒ exactly what one would wish; to find one's niche
才 shì cái just now; a moment ago
格 shì gé to be qualified (to bring a complaint, lawsuit etc) (law)
温 shì wēn thermophile (e.g. bacteria); heat-loving
航 shì háng to be airworthy; to be seaworthy
逢其会 shì féng qí huì to just happen to coincide with the occasion (idiom); to be present just at the right time
配 shì pèi adaptation