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shì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shì | shi4
English translation
to serve, to attend upon; servant, attendant; samurai

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About shì

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

shì

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

person

Etymology of shì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻寺

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shì

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老练 lǎo liàn de yòng shǒu 示意 shìyì 侍者 shì zhě sòng lái Xīn zhǔ de 咖啡 kāfēi .

With a practised hand he motioned a waiter to bring a fresh pot of coffee.

侍者 shì zhě 厨房 chúfáng de 盘子 pánzi shōu 起来 qǐlai , sòng jìn le 饭店 fàndiàn .

The waiter collected the dishes from the kitchen and carried them through into the restaurant.

míng 侍者 shì zhě zǒu jìn lái , shǒu duān fàng zhāo chá de 托盘 tuō pán .

A waitress came in, carrying tea on a tray.

那个 nà ge 侍女 shì nǚ 拖把 tuō bǎ fàng jìn tǒng 浸湿 jìn shī ,用来 yòng lái de .

The maid plunged the cloth into the pail and cleaned the floor.

咒骂 zhòu mà 那个 nà ge Tāng jiàn zài 身上 shēn shang de nán 侍者 shì zhě .

He cursed the waiter who had spilled soup on him.

Words with shì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shì to serve shì
侍者 shì zhě attendant侍者 shì zhě
侍卫 shì wèi Imperial bodyguard侍衛
服侍 fú shi to attend to服侍 fú shi
侍女 shì nǚ maid侍女 shì nǚ
侍从 shì cóng attendant侍從
侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon侍奉 shì fèng
侍应生 shì yìng shēng waiter侍應生
侍应 shì yìng abbr. for 侍應生|侍应生 shì yìng shēng [shì​yìng​shēng]侍應
侍候 shì hòu to serve侍候 shì hòu
侍郎 shì láng ancient official title侍郎 shì láng
侍立 shì lì to stand by in attendance侍立 shì lì
陪侍 péi shì to accompany陪侍 péi shì
侍弄 shì nòng to look after侍弄 shì nòng
十常侍 shí cháng shì Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption十常侍 shí cháng shì
伏侍 fú shi to attend to伏侍 fú shi

shì Decomposition & Compounds

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