仕

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

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Words Containing 仕

• 仕女 仕女 shì nǚ: court lady
• 仕宦 仕宦 shì huàn: (literary) to serve as an official
• 仕途 仕途 shì tú: official career (formal)
• 出仕 出仕 chū shì: to take up an official post
• 学而优则仕 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 安达仕 ān dá shì: Andaz (hotel brand)
• 爱马仕 爱马仕 ài mǎ shì: Hermès (brand)