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shì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shì | shi4
English translation
market
city
CL:
>[gè]
city, town; market, fair; to trade

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About shì

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

shì

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of shì

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Positional decomposition

亠巾

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhī represents the sound. Alludes to the noist bustle () of a city.

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Example sentences using shì

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zhè liè 火车 huǒ chē zài 约克 Yuē kè shì 调动 diàodòng 车厢 chēxiāng 分途行驶 xíng shǐ .

The train divides at York.

自治州 zì zhì zhōu 分为 fēn wéi xiàn 自治县 zì zhì xiàn shì .

Autonomous prefectures are divided into counties, autonomous counties, and cities.

zhè 城市 chéngshì 反抗 fǎnkàng 敌人 dírén de 猛攻 měng gōng 两个星期 xīngqī zhī jiǔ .

The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.

(纽约 Niǔ yuē shì )第五 dì wǔ jiē shì guàng jiē de hǎo 去处 qù chù .

Fifth Avenue is a good place for window shopping.

xiàn 警察 jǐngchá 局长 jú zhǎng tóng 联邦 lián bāng 调查局本市 běn shì de 警察 jǐngchá 一起 yīqǐ gān .

The county sheriff is working with the FBI and our own city police.

Words with shì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
城市 chéngshì city城市 chéngshì
市场 shìchǎng marketplace市場
shì market shì
市长 shì zhǎng mayor市長
市民 shì mín city resident市民 shì mín
上市 shàng shì to hit the market (of a new product)上市 shàng shì
超市 chāoshì supermarket超市 chāoshì
市中心 shì zhōng xīn city center市中心 shì zhōng xīn
全市 quán shì whole city全市 quán shì
市区 shì qū downtown市區
股市 gǔ shì stock market股市 gǔ shì
都市 dū shì city都市 dū shì
市政府 shì zhèng fǔ city hall市政府 shì zhèng fǔ
市场经济 shì chǎng jīng jì market economy市場經濟
北京市 Běi jīng Shì Beijing北京市 Běi jīng Shì
市里 shì lǐ li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters)市里 shì lǐ
市政厅 shì zhèng tīng city hall市政廳
市政 shì zhèng municipal administration市政 shì zhèng
黑市 hēi shì black market黑市 hēi shì
市委 shì wěi municipal committee市委 shì wěi
集市 jí shì market集市 jí shì
本市 běn shì this city本市 běn shì
上海市 Shàng hǎi shì Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. |上海市 Shàng hǎi shì
广州市 Guǎng zhōu shì Canton廣州市
资本市场 zī běn shì chǎng capital market資本市場

shì Decomposition & Compounds

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shì Decomposition

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shì Compounds

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