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常识 chángshí

常识 chángshí Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 常识 chángshí .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chángshí | chang2 shi2
English translation
common sense
general knowledge
CL: mén
> Mén [mén]

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Traditional form

常識

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 常识 chángshí

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Cháng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and Shàng represents the sound. Based on the original meaning, "lower garment", now written as shang . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Phonetic compound

Shàng

Semantic compound

jīn

Positional decomposition

尚巾

Number of Strokes

11
shí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

zhǐ

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠只

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 常识 chángshí

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地球 dìqiú shì yuán de shì 常识 chángshí .

It is common knowledge that the earth is round.

tiān Lěng le yāo 穿 chuān nuǎn 一点儿 yīdiǎnr , zhè shì 常识 chángshí .

It's common sense to dress more warmly when it gets cold.

放心 fàngxīn 知道 zhīdào de 常识 chángshí hěn 可能 kěnéng 以为 yǐwéi de yāo 多得多

Rest assured, he probably has rather more common sense than you realize.

管理 guǎnlǐ 方面 fāngmiàn 基本 jīběn de 实用 shíyòng 常识 chángshí 一点 yī diǎn dǒng

He lacked any of the practical common sense essential in management.

我们 wǒmen 大多数 dà duō shù rén dōu 知道 zhīdào 应该 yīnggāi 减少 jiǎnshǎo 脂肪 zhīfáng de 摄入量 shè rù liàng 但是 dànshì zài 购物 gòuwù chī 东西 dōngxī de 时候 shíhou 这些 zhè xiē 常识 chángshí jiù diū dào 一边 yībiān le

Most of us know we should cut down on fat. But knowing such things isn't much help when it comes to shopping and eating.

常识 chángshí Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 常识 chángshí and their own compounds.

常识 chángshí Compounds

See all 4 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 常识 chángshí in their composition.

  • Cháng
    • cháng , , ,
  • shí
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