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shí

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shí Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shí | shi2
English translation
to know
knowledge
Taiwan pr. [shì]
knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhì | zhi4
English translation
to record
to write a footnote

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About shí

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

shí

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

speech

Etymology of shí

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

讠只

Semantic compound

yán

Phonetic compound

zhǐ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and zhǐ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shí

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这次测验 cèyàn shì 显示 xiǎnshì 知识 zhīshi de hǎo 机会 jīhuì .

The quiz was a good opportunity for the exhibition of his knowledge.

司机 sījī 识时务 shí shí wù de zhāo yǎn 向前 xiàng qián wàng zhāo ,汽车 qì chē 速度 sùdù 加快 jiā kuài le 一些 yī xiē .

The driver squinted judiciously ahead and built up the speed of the truck a little.

卫东 Wèi dōng 非常 fēicháng 乐意 lèyì 认识 rènshi 玛丽 Mǎ lì .

Weidong will be very glad to meet you and Mary.

中微子实 zǐ shí yàn 已经 yǐjīng gěi le 我们 wǒmen 许多 xǔduō 关于 guānyú kuā 性质 xìngzhì de 知识 zhīshi .

Neutrino experiments have yielded much of our information on the properties of quarks.

Shǐ tǎn 有意识 yǒu yì shí de 露出 lù chū le fēn 威胁 wēixié de kǒu .

Stanley said, trying to edge some menace into his voice.

Words with shí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
认识 rènshi to know認識
意识 yìshí consciousness意識
知识 zhīshi knowledge知識
见识 jiàn shi knowledge見識
知识产权 zhī shi chǎn quán intellectual property rights (law)知識產權
识别 shíbié to distinguish識別
shí to know shí
共识 gòng shí consensus共識
标识 biāo zhì sign標識
知识分子 zhī shi fèn zǐ intellectual知識分子
常识 chángshí common sense常識
相识 xiāng shí acquaintance相識
潜意识 qián yì shí unconscious mind潛意識
结识 jié shí to get to know sb結識
意识形态 yì shí xíng tài ideology意識形態
识字 shí zì to learn to read識字
下意识 xià yì shí subconscious mind下意識
有意识 yǒu yì shí conscious有意識
识破 shí pò to penetrate識破
似曾相识 sì céng xiāng shí seemingly familiar似曾相識
赏识 shǎng shí to appreciate賞識
学识 xué shí erudition學識
辨识 biàn shí identification辨識
无意识 wú yì shí unconscious無意識
胆识 dǎn shí courage and insight膽識

shí Decomposition & Compounds

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shí Decomposition

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