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shì

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shì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shì | shi4
English translation
to wipe away stains with a cloth

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About shì

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

shì

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of shì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌式

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

shì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and shì represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shì

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小心翼翼 xiǎoxīnyìyì de Qiāng 擦拭 cā shì 干净 gānjìng 放进 fàng jìn Qiāng 盒里锁好

She meticulously cleaned the gun and locked it away in its case.

谈到 tán dào 他时拭去 le 脸上 de 泪水 lèi shuǐ

She brushed away tears as she spoke of him.

如果 rúguǒ 孩子 háizi de 体温 tǐ wēn 上升 shàng shēng jiù yòng 海绵 hǎi mián 蘸上温水轻轻地擦拭 cā shì de 身体 shēntǐ

If your child's temperature rises, sponge her down gently with tepid water.

zài 一只盆里放上 Shuǐ 轻轻地 yòng 蘸湿 de 海绵 hǎi mián 擦拭 cā shì de 面部 miàn bù 身体 shēntǐ

Fill a bowl with water and gently sponge your face and body.

假装 jiǎzhuāng 拭去一只眼睛 yǎnjing de 沙粒 shā lì

I pretended to rub a fleck of grit from one eye.

Words with shì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài
擦拭 cā shì to wipe clean擦拭 cā shì
shì to wipe shì
揩拭 kāi shì to wipe off揩拭 kāi shì
拭目 shì mù to wipe one's eyes拭目 shì mù
拭除 shì chú to wipe off拭除 shì chú
拭目倾耳 shì mù qīng ěr to watch and listen attentively拭目傾耳

shì Decomposition & Compounds

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