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Shì

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Shì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shì | Shi4
English translation
surname Shi
room
work unit
grave
scabbard
family or clan
one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
house, home; room, chamber

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About Shì

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Shì

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

roof

Etymology of Shì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

宀至

Semantic compound

gài

Phonetic compound

zhì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and zhì represents the sound.

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Example sentences using Shì

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快给我 dào 地下室 dì xià shì , diū dào 火炉 huǒ lú .

Take it down to the basement and throw it into the furnace. "

无论 wúlùn tiān qíng 下雨 xiàyǔ , 早上 zǎoshang 七点 bàn zhǔn dào 办公室 bàngōngshì .

Rain or shine, he is at the office at 7:30 without fail.

日光 rì guāng 透过 tòu guò 玻璃 bōli 屋顶 wū dǐng zhào ; 眼下 yǎn xià zhè shì 室内 shì nèi 惟一 wéi yī de 照明 zhào míng .

Daylight came in through its glass roof; this was now the only illumination.

zài 实验室 shí yàn shì dūn jiù shì 好几 hǎo jǐ 小时 xiǎoshí .

He would stay for hours at a stretch in the laboratory.

Cóng 方面 fāngmiàn lái kān , zhè 入室 háng qiè àn dōu shì 职业 zhíyè 惯犯 guàn fàn zuò de .

The burglary had all the hallmarks of a professional job.

Words with Shì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
办公室 bàngōngshì office辦公室
Shì room Shì
实验室 shí yàn shì laboratory實驗室
室内 shì nèi indoor室內
卧室 wòshì bedroom臥室
教室 jiàoshì classroom教室 jiàoshì
浴室 yù shì bathroom (room used for bathing)浴室 yù shì
地下室 dì xià shì basement地下室 dì xià shì
室友 shì yǒu roommate室友 shì yǒu
工作室 gōng zuò shì studio工作室 gōng zuò shì
会议室 huì yì shì meeting room會議室
寝室 qǐn shì bedroom寢室
室外 shì wài outdoor室外 shì wài
皇室 huáng shì royal family皇室 huáng shì
急诊室 jí zhěn shì emergency room急診室
休息室 xiū xī shì lobby休息室 xiū xī shì
居室 jū shì room居室 jū shì
更衣室 gēng yī shì change room更衣室 gēng yī shì
温室 wēn shì greenhouse溫室
科室 kē shì department科室 kē shì
演播室 yǎn bō shì broadcasting studio演播室 yǎn bō shì
王室 wáng shì royal family王室 wáng shì
密室 mì shì secret room密室 mì shì

Shì Decomposition & Compounds

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Shì Decomposition

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Shì Compounds

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