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Shī

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Shī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shī | Shi1
English translation
surname Shi
teacher
master
expert
model
army division
(old) troops
to dispatch troops
teacher, professional, master

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About Shī

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

shī

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

To skillfully wield  a knife  dāo

Etymology of Shī

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

刂帀

Explanation

Simplified form of shī . Origin unclear.

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Example sentences using Shī

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老师 lǎoshī de 学生 xuésheng men dōu Xiè chū 那道.

Neither the teacher nor his students know how to work out the problem.

wèi 摄影师 shè yǐng shī 电灯 diàn dēng de 保险丝 bǎo xiǎn sī shāo duàn le , 使 shǐ zhěng dòng 房子 fáng zi 陷于 xiàn yú 黑暗 hēi àn 当中 dāng zhōng .

A photographer had fused the lights, engulfing the entire house darkness.

音乐 yīnyuè Jiào Shī Jiào 他们 tā men 用和声演唱 yǎn chàng zhè shǒu Xīn .

The singing teacher taught them to harmonise the new song.

那个 nà ge 老师 lǎoshī zǒng shì wéi 以前 yǐqián 教过 de 学生 xuésheng 说句好话 hǎo huà .

The teacher always puts in a good word for his former pupils.

今天 jīntiān 上午 shàngwǔ zài 镇上碰到 pèng dào le 过去 guòqu 教过 de 老师 lǎoshī .

I knocked into my old teacher in the town this morning.

Words with Shī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
律师 lǜshī lawyer律師
老师 lǎoshī teacher老師
Shī teacher shī
教师 jiào shī teacher教師
大师 dà shī master大師
设计师 shè jì shī designer設計師
牧师 mù shī chaplain牧師
摄影师 shè yǐng shī photographer攝影師
师傅 shīfu master師傅
工程师 gōngchéngshī engineer工程師
医师 yī shī doctor醫師
厨师 chú shī cook廚師
会计师 kuài jì shī accountant會計師
分析师 fēn xī shī analyst分析師
导师 dǎo shī tutor導師
巫师 wū shī wizard巫師
师父 shī fu master師父
师生 shī shēng teachers and students師生
法师 fǎ shī one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)法師
师兄 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice師兄
魔术师 mó shù shī magician魔術師
建筑师 jiàn zhù shī architect建築師
师资 shī zī qualified teacher師資
技师 jì shī technician技師

Shī Decomposition & Compounds

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Shī Decomposition

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Shī Compounds

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