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shì

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shì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shì | shi4
English translation
decoration
ornament
to decorate
to adorn
to hide
to conceal (a fault)
excuse (to hide a fault)
to play a role (in opera)
to impersonate
to decorate, to adorn; ornament

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About shì

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

shì

Contains the radical

shí

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

cloth

Etymology of shì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

shí ⿱? jīn

Semantic compound

jīn

Phonetic compound

shí

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Example sentences using shì

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xiǎo liǎ kǒu 打算 dǎsuàn yòng 天鹅绒 tiān é róng 装饰 zhuāngshì 他们 tā men de 卧室 wòshì .

The young couple plan to upholster their bedroom with velvet.

三明治 sān míng zhì pèi zhāo niān ruǎn de 色拉 sè lā shì cài .

The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish.

shuí lái 负责 fùzé 装饰 zhuāngshì 礼堂 lǐ táng de 工作 gōngzuò ?

Who will undertake the job of decorating the auditorium?

zuàn jǐn 双手 shuāng shǒu 放在 tuǐ shǎng ,掩饰 yǎnshì 颤抖 chàndǒu .

She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling.

装饰 zhuāngshì 艺术 yìshù 运动 yùndòng zài 上海 Shàng hǎi —— ěr dōng Qiáng 艺术 yìshù 工作室 gōng zuò shì 报告 bàogào ( )

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Words with shì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
装饰 zhuāngshì to decorate裝飾
掩饰 yǎnshì to cover up掩飾
服饰 fú shì apparel服飾
shì decoration shì
首饰 shǒushì jewelry首飾
饰演 shì yǎn to act飾演
饰品 shì pǐn ornament飾品
修饰 xiū shì to decorate修飾
装饰品 zhuāng shì pǐn ornament裝飾品
配饰 pèi shì decorations配飾
内饰 nèi shì interior decor內飾
饰物 shì wù decorations飾物
头饰 tóu shì head ornament頭飾
粉饰 fěn shì to paint粉飾
衣饰 yī shì clothes and ornaments衣飾
花饰 huā shì ornament花飾
纹饰 wén shì figure紋飾
金饰 jīn shì gold ornaments金飾
雕饰 diāo shì to carve雕飾
饰面 shì miàn veneer飾面
佩饰 pèi shì ornament佩飾
润饰 rùn shì to adorn潤飾

shì Decomposition & Compounds

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shì Decomposition

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