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shì
Main
English Definitionmember of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker; (Chinese surname)
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)si6
Part of Speech(名) noun

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Words With Same Head Word    
士兵shìbīngsoldier
士气shìqìmorale
士卒shìzúsoldier; private (army)
士官shìguānwarrant officer; petty officer; noncommissioned officer (NCO); Japanese military officer
士大夫shì dàfūscholar officials
Words With Same Tail Word    
巴士bāshìbus (loanword); motor coach
女士nǚshìlady; madam; Miss; Ms
博士bóshìdoctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D.
硕士shuòshìmaster's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person
人士rénshìperson; figure; public figure
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