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shì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shì | shi4
English translation
addicted to, fond of, with a weakness for

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About shì

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

shì

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

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

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of shì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口耆

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using shì

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多数 duō shù shì Chéng yǐn de 赌徒 dǔ tú dōu Cháng shū .

Most compulsive gamblers are not successful.

而且 érqiě 抚养 fǔyǎng quán hěn 容易 róngyì jiù bèi 我们 wǒmen gǎo dào 因为 yīnwèi ruì Qiū shì jiǔ 成性 chéng xìng .

And getting custody will be easy because of Rachel's drinking problem.

hěn 幼稚 yòuzhì de shì 中性 zhōng xìng 粒细胞 lì xì bāo de chéng 马蹄形 mǎ tí xíng ,不分 bù fēn xié .

The immature neutrophil has a nonsegmented nucleus in shape of a horseshoe.

喝脱咖啡 kāfēi yīn de 咖啡 kāfēi shì 慢慢 màn màn 养成 yǎngchéng de 嗜好 shì hào .

Decaffeinated coffee is an acquired taste.

zhè 夫妇俩 dōu yǒu 烹饪 pēngrèn 美食 měi shí de 嗜好 shì hào

The couple share a love of gourmet cooking.

Words with shì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shì fond of shì
嗜好 shì hào hobby嗜好 shì hào
嗜血 shì xuè bloodthirsty嗜血 shì xuè
嗜酒如命 shì jiǔ rú mìng to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle嗜酒如命 shì jiǔ rú mìng
嗜欲 shì yù lust嗜慾
嗜杀成性 shì shā chéng xìng bloodthirsty嗜殺成性
嗜痂成癖 shì jiā chéng pǐ to have strange and dangerous addictions (idiom)嗜痂成癖 shì jiā chéng pǐ

shì Decomposition & Compounds

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