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shè

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Definitions

  1. 1. residence

Words Containing 舍

舍利
shè lì

ashes after cremation

舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié

to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

依依不舍
yī yī bù shě

reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave

寒舍
hán shè

my humble home

香榭丽舍大街
xiāng xiè lì shè dà jiē

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

四舍五入
sì shě wǔ rù

(math.) to round up or down

舍得一身剐,敢把皇帝拉下马
shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ

one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)

爱丽舍宫
ài lì shě gōng

Elysée Palace, the residence of the president of the French Republic

青年旅舍
qīng nián lǚ shè

youth hostel

村舍
cūn shè

cottage

舍己
shě jǐ

selfless

善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě

to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity

取舍
qǔ shě

to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject

舍己为人
shě jǐ wèi rén

to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people

佛舍利
fó shè lì

ashes of cremated Buddha

恋恋不舍
liàn liàn bù shě

reluctant to part

茅舍
máo shè

cottage

宿舍楼
sù shè lóu

dormitory building

打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè

to break into a house for robbery (idiom)

舍友
shè yǒu

dormitory roommate

青堂瓦舍
qīng táng wǎ shè

brick house with a tiled roof

锲而不舍
qiè ér bù shě

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth

老舍
lǎo shě

Lao She (1899-1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist

求田问舍
qiú tián wèn shè

lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)

神不守舍
shén bù shǒu shè

abstracted

舍人
shè rén

ancient office title

难分难舍
nán fēn nán shě

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

舍身
shě shēn

to give one's life

退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè

lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)

割舍
gē shě

to give up

舍下
shě xià

to abandon

舍生忘死
shě shēng wàng sǐ

bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb

穷追不舍
qióng zhuī bù shě

to pursue relentlessly

舍命
shě mìng

to risk one's life

舍下
shè xià

my humble home

施粥舍饭
shī zhōu shě fàn

to provide alms and rice (idiom)

巴尔舍夫斯基
bā ěr shě fū sī jī

(Charlene) Barshefsky, US trade negotiator

女舍监
nǚ shè jiān

matron

四邻八舍
sì lín bā shè

the whole neighborhood

俱舍宗
jù shè zōng

Kusha-shū (Japanese Buddhism school)

舍不得孩子套不住狼
shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng

one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)

黉舍
hóng shè

school building

不舍
bù shě

reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of

舍弟
shè dì

my younger brother (humble term)

旅舍
lǚ shè

inn; small hotel; hostel

舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ

to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)

舍利子
shè lì zi

ashes after cremation

舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì

to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)

舍利子塔
shè lì zi tǎ

stupa with Buddhist relics

住舍
zhù shè

house

香榭丽舍
xiāng xiè lì shè

Champs Élysées

舍利塔
shè lì tǎ

stupa

施舍
shī shě

to give in charity

弃舍
qì shě

to abandon

三瓦两舍
sān wǎ liǎng shè

places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)

舍不得
shě bu de

to hate to do sth

田舍
tián shè

farmhouse

魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè

to be preoccupied (idiom)

难舍难离
nán shě nán lí

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

宅舍
zhái shè

house

难舍难分
nán shě nán fēn

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

舍弃
shě qì

to give up

断舍离
duàn shě lí

(neologism c. 2012) decluttering; minimalism (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 断捨離 \danshari\, lit. \forgoing

农舍
nóng shè

farmhouse

舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò

to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)

舍己为公
shě jǐ wèi gōng

to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically

新斯科舍
xīn sī kē shè

Nova Scotia province, Canada

左邻右舍
zuǒ lín yòu shè

neighbors

邻舍
lín shè

neighbor

宿舍
sù shè

dormitory

房舍
fáng shè

house

舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén

to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people

学舍
xué shè

school building

舍车保帅
shě jū bǎo shuài

rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling

校舍
xiào shè

school building

菲舍尔
fēi shě ěr

Fisher (name)

舍得
shě de

to be willing to part with sth