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仕

shì

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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

爱马仕
ài mǎ shì

Hermès (brand)

仕宦
shì huàn

(literary) to serve as an official

安达仕
ān dá shì

Andaz (hotel brand)

学而优则仕
xué ér yōu zé shì

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

仕女
shì nǚ

court lady

仕途
shì tú

official career (formal)

出仕
chū shì

to take up an official post