jiān shí
firm and substantial
solid
jiān shì
to monitor
to keep a close watch over
surveillance
Xī Shī
Xi Shi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践 as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
jiàn shi
knowledge and experience
to increase one's knowledge
jiǎn shǐ
simple history
Brief History (used in modern book titles)
Jiàn shǐ
Jianshi county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
Jiān shí
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
jiǎn shī
autopsy
necropsy
postmortem examination