shì
member of the senior ministerial class (old)
scholar (old)
bachelor
honorific
soldier
noncommissioned officer
specialist worker
zhāo xián nà shì
invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
rén shì
person
figure
public figure
bó shì
doctor
court academician (in feudal China)
Ph.D.
yuàn shì
scholar
academician
fellow (of an academy)
shuò shì
master's degree
person who has a master's degree
learned person
wǔ shì dào
bushidō or way of the warrior, samurai code of chivalry
Tài wù shì
the Times (newspaper)
River Thames, through London
xué shì
bachelor's degree
person holding a university degree
bó shì hòu
postdoc
a postdoctoral position
Shā shì bǐ yà
Shakespeare (name)
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
nǚ shì
lady
madam
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
zhuàng shì
hero
fighter
brave strong guy
warrior (in armor)
Wēi ěr shì
Wales, constituent nation of UK
míng shì
famous scholar
worthy
celebrity, esp. distinguished literary person having no official post
bó shì xué wèi
doctoral degree
PhD
same as Doctor of Philosophy 哲學博士學位|哲学博士学位
Bō shì dùn
Boston, capital of Massachusetts
xiū shì
member of religious order
frater
zhàn shì
fighter
soldier
warrior
CL:個|个[ge4]
qí shì
horseman
cavalryman
knight (i.e. European nobility)
(Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
jué shì
knight
Sir
(loanword) jazz
bā shì
bus (loanword)
motor coach
Kūn shì lán
Queensland, northeast Australian state
jìn shì
successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination
palace graduate
tiē shì
tip (loanword)
hint
inside story
jūn shì
soldier
noncommssioned officer (NCO)
gōng shāng guǎn lǐ shuò shì
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
yǒu guān rén shì
persons involved
those connected with (sth)
Láo lì shì
Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)
Shì lín qū
Shilin or Shihlin district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Mó gēn Shì dān lì
Morgan Stanley (financial services company)
dòu niú shì
matador
toreador
bullfighter
Fù shì kāng
Foxconn Technology Group
abbr. of 富士康科技集團|富士康科技集团[Fu4 shi4 kang1 ke1 ji4 ji2 tuan2]
fǎ xué bó shì
Doctor of Laws
Legum Doctor
dí shì
taxi (loanword, originally Hong Kong usage)
also called 出租車|出租车 or 出租汽車|出租汽车
Yà lǐ shì duō dé
Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher
Shì lín
Shilin or Shihlin district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
kuáng zhàn shì
berserker (Norse warrior or fantasy role-playing character)
Xīn Nán Wēi ěr shì
New South Wales, southeast Australian state
wǔ jǐng zhàn shì
armed fighters
armed police
militia
móu shì
skilled manipulator
tactician
strategist
advisor
counsellor
cè shì
strategist
counsellor on military strategy
yì shì
high-minded and righteous person
patriot
loyalist
gòng shì
(old) candidate who has successfully passed the first grades of the examination system, but not yet the court examination (殿試|殿试[dian4 shi4])
shì zú
land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝
Lái fó shì
Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore
surname Raffles
Pǔ lǔ shì
Prussia (historical German state)
dí shì gāo
disco (loanword)
also written 迪斯科[di2 si1 ke1]
rén rén zhì shì
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
Dà mǎ shì gé
Damascus, capital of Syria
huì shì
member of religious order
penitent
frater
translation of French agregé (holder of teaching certificate)
Xīn Nán Wēi ěr shì zhōu
New South Wales (Australian state)
lǐ xué shuò shì
M.Sc. (Master of Science degree)
míng yù bó shì
honorary doctorate
Doctor Honoris Causae
róng yù bó shì
honorary doctorate
Doctor Honoris Causae
Hàn lín xué shì
members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院, employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards
zhì zhàng rén shì
person with learning difficulties (handicap)
retarded person
tài píng shēn shì
Justice of the Peace (JP)
xiāo xī líng tōng rén shì
a well-informed source
a person with inside information
Jūn shì tǎn dīng bǎo
Constantinople, capital of Byzantium
zhé xué bó shì xué wèi
PhD degree (Doctor of Philosophy)
also abbr. to 博士學位|博士学位
wén xué shì
Bachelor of Arts
B.A.
BA
A.B.
Artium Baccalaureus
Xià shì lián
Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
xiàng shì
fortune-teller who uses the subject's face for his prognostication
zhì shì rén rén
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
qǐ yè guǎn lǐ shuò shì
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
yǎ pí shì
yuppie (loanword)
young urban professional, 1980s slang
Bā shì hǎi xiá
Bashi Channel between south Taiwan and Luzon Island, north the Philippines
róng yù bó shì xué wèi
honorary doctorate
Doctor Honoris Causae
Yà sè shì
ASICS (Japanese footwear brand)
Zhāng Shì zhāo
Zhang Shizhao (1881-1973), revolutionary journalist in Shanghai, then established writer
fǎ xué shì
Bachelor of Laws
Legum Baccalaureus
lǐ xué shuò shì xué wèi
Master of Science (MSc degree)
shù jí shì
title of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy, conferred to meritorious candidates until the next examination
qǐ guǎn shuò shì
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Wēi lián · Shā shì bǐ yà
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
míng yù bó shì xué wèi
honorary doctorate
Doctor Honoris Causae
Yē sū huì shì
a Jesuit
member of Society of Jesus
bái yī zhàn shì
warrior in white
medical worker
Jié shì pài
Gatsby, Japanese cosmetics brand
bō shì dùn hóng wà
Boston Red Sox (baseball) team
Yà luó shì dǎ
Alor Star city, capital of Kedah state in northwest Malaysia
Huáng huā gāng qī shí èr liè shì
the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911
xué huì yuàn shì
academician
fellow of academy
Fēi lì shì
Philistine (Palestinian people, reputedly uncircumcised, c. 1,000 BC)
rén quán dòu shì
a human rights activist
a fighter for human rights
tōng xùn yuàn shì
corresponding member (of an academy)
junior academician
wú míng liè shì mù
tomb of the unknown soldier
Dòu niú shì zhī gē
Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡門|卡门 by Georges Bizet
Dōng fāng sān Bó shì
the Magi
the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
biàn shì
eloquent person
person with rhetoric skills
Wáng Shì zhēn
Wang Shizhen (1634-1711), early Qing poet
liè shì líng
memorial mound
heroes' memorial
Bù lǎng shì
The Bronx, borough of New York City
Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx)
also written 布朗克斯
shén xué shì
student of theology
Bachelor of Divinity
Taleban (Farsi: student)
Jiǎng Shì quán
Jiang Shiquan (1725-1784), Qing poet, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
sān wèi bó shì
the Magi
the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
Yī shì màn Kē dá Gōng sī
Eastman Kodak Company (US film company)
Dà bù lǐ shì
Tabriz city in northwest Iran, capital of Iranian East Azerbaijan
lǐ kē xué shì
Bachelor of Science B.Sc.
Héng táng Tuì shì
assumed name of Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[Sun1 Zhu1] (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three hundred Tang dynasty poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[Tang2 shi1 san1 bai3 shou3]
huán bǎo dòu shì
an environmental activist
a fighter for environmental protection
È ěr bù lǔ shì
Mt Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus mountains
rén rén yì shì
those with lofty ideals (idiom)
men of vision
bó shì mǎi lǘ
lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
Wǔ Shì huò
Wu Shihuo (7th century), father of Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天
wú míng zhàn shì mù
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
qí néng yì shì
extraordinary hero with special abilities
martial arts super-hero
jìng xián lǐ shì
to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
Shǐ wēi shì
Schweppes (soft drinks company)
É fēi ěr shì
Everest (name)
Colonel Sir George Everest (1790-1866), British Surveyor-General of India 1830-1843
transliteration refers to Mt Everest 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰, Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan)
Nepalese: Sagarmatha
zhèn wáng zhàn shì jì niàn rì
Memorial Day (American holiday)
é fēi ěr shì fēng
Mt Everest (transliteration), Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan), Chinese 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰
Nepalese: Sagarmatha
Sī tǎn fú · Lái fó shì
Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore
Zhān mǔ sī · Gē shì lín
see 詹姆斯・高斯林[Zhān mǔ sī · Gāo sī lín]
huì shì kǎo shì
agrégation (exam for teaching diploma in French universities)
Fēi lì shì zú
Philistine (Palestinian people, reputedly uncircumcised, c. 1,000 BC)
Pà lā sè ěr shì
Paracelsius (Auroleus Phillipus Theostratus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 1493-1541), Swiss alchemist and prominent early European scientist
Bù lǎng kè shì
The Bronx, borough of New York City
Bō shì dùn Hóng wà
Boston Red Sox (baseball) team
shā shì
sarsaparilla
root beer
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword)
yǒu shí zhī shì
a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
Sī tǎn fú · Lái fó shì
Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore
bì shì
attendant to the emperor
wise counselor
xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì
well-informed source
person with inside information
xuǎn shì
selected outstanding scholars (in former times)
cream of the crop
chāo bó shì
postdoc
postdoctoral student
xián shì
virtuous person
a man of merit
Bīn shì
Taiwan equivalent of 奔馳|奔驰[Ben1 chi2]
Zhān mǔ sī · Gē shì lín
see 詹姆斯·高斯林[Zhan1 mu3 si1 · Gao1 si1 lin2]
wèi dào shì
traditionalist
moralist
champion (of a cause)
Sū lí shì
variant of 蘇黎世|苏黎世[Su1 li2 shi4]
É fēi ěr shì Fēng
Mt Everest (transliteration), Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan), Chinese 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰[Zhu1 mu4 lang3 ma3 Feng1]
Nepalese: Sagarmatha
Bā shì Hǎi xiá
Bashi Channel between south Taiwan and Luzon Island, north the Philippines
shì duō
(dialect) store (loanword)
bó shì mǎi lǘ
lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
Bó shì Shān
Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia with a large Chinese community
Jiā dé shì
Caltex (petroleum brand name)
shì guān
warrant officer
petty officer
noncommissioned officer (NCO)
Japanese military officer
shì bā ná
(dialect) spanner (loanword)
Jū lǔ shì Dà dì
Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the conqueror of Babylon
Wēi lián · Shā shì bǐ yà
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
nǚ shì
lady
madam
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Miss
Ms
shì nóng gōng shāng
"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
xià shì
lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)