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shì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shì | shi4
English translation
matter
thing
item
work
affair
CL: jiàn [jiàn], zhuāng
> zhuāng [zhuāng]
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

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About shì

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

shì

Contains the radical

jué

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of shì

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Positional decomposition

⿻⿳一口彐亅

Explanation

The characters Shǐ (history), (government official), 使 shǐ (cause; use; instruct), and shì (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand ( yòu ) holding some object. There are various theorie

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Example sentences using shì

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我们 wǒmen děng zhāo qiáo huì 发生 fāshēng 什么 shénme shì .

Let's wait and see what transpires.

zài 转角 zhuǎn jiǎo chǔ de 餐饮 cān yǐn tān le bēi 百事可乐 Bǎi shì Kě lè .

I had a pepsi at a refreshment booth round the corner.

演员 yǎnyuán 不出声地 hēng zhāo shǒu 已经 yǐjīng 事先 shìxiān hǎo yīn de 歌曲 gē qǔ .

The actor mouthed the words of the recorded song.

西班牙 Xī bān yá 领事馆 lǐngshìguǎn shì 银行 yínháng 对面 duìmiàn de 那栋高大 gāo dà de 白色 bái sè 建筑物 jiàn zhù wù .

The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.

正是 zhèng shì duì 这些 zhè xiē 事物 shìwù de 思念 sīniàn ,足以 zúyǐ 使 shǐ 任何 rènhé 苦痛 kǔ tòng 变甜, 足以 zúyǐ hǎo 任何 rènhé 创伤 chuāng shāng .

The very thought of these things was sufficient to sweeten any bitterness, and heal any wound.

Words with shì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shì matter shì
事情 shìqing affair事情 shìqing
故事 gùshì narrative故事 gùshì
事件 shìjiàn event事件 shìjiàn
事实 shìshí fact事實
事业 shìyè undertaking事業
事故 shìgù accident事故 shìgù
事实上 shì shí shàng in fact事實上
军事 jūnshì military affairs軍事
事儿 shì r business事兒
从事 cóngshì to go for從事
同事 tóngshì colleague同事 tóngshì
好事 hǎo shì charity好事 hǎo shì
董事会 dǒng shì huì board of directors董事會
没事 méi shì it's nothing沒事
董事长 dǒngshìzhǎng chairman董事長
董事 dǒng shì board member董事 dǒng shì
当事人 dāngshìrén party (to an affair)當事人
事物 shìwù thing事物 shìwù
大事 dà shì major event大事 dà shì
事务 shìwù work事務
赛事 sài shì competition (e.g. sporting)賽事
事项 shìxiàng matter事項
事务所 shì wù suǒ office事務所
办事 bàn shì to work辦事

shì Decomposition & Compounds

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shì Compounds

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