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Definitions

  1. 1. to serve as an official
  2. 2. an official
  3. 3. the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the \general\ or \king\ 將|将[jiàng]

Words Containing 仕

仕女
shì nǚ

court lady

仕宦
shì huàn

(literary) to serve as an official

仕途
shì tú

official career (formal)

出仕
chū shì

to take up an official post

学而优则仕
xué ér yōu zé shì

one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)

安达仕
ān dá shì

Andaz (hotel brand)

爱马仕
ài mǎ shì

Hermès (brand)

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