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士

shì
HSK 4

“Bachelor” in Chinese is 士 (shì).

Other characters with the syllable shi: see all 42 →

Meaning

  • bachelor
  • honorific
  • soldier
Show 5 more meanings
  • noncommissioned officer
  • specialist worker
  • surname Shi
  • member of the senior ministerial class (old)
  • scholar (old)

Example

上巴士吧。

Let's get on the bus.

From 巴士 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Words containing 士

巴士bāshìbus (loanword)HSK 4护士hùshinurseHSK 4男士nánshìmanHSK 4女士nǚshìladyHSK 4士兵shìbīngsoldierHSK 4战士zhànshìfighterHSK 4博士bóshìdoctor (as an academic degree)HSK 5人士rénshìpersonHSK 5

More HSK 4 characters

阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarityHSK 4矮ǎi(of a person) shortHSK 4案àn(legal) caseHSK 4暗àndarkHSK 4巴bāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)HSK 4摆bǎito arrangeHSK 4败bàito defeatHSK 4伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associateHSK 4薄báothinHSK 4宝bǎojewelHSK 4

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