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shì

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Definitions

  1. 1. decoration
  2. 2. ornament
  3. 3. to decorate
  4. 4. to adorn
  5. 5. to hide
  6. 6. to conceal (a fault)
  7. 7. excuse (to hide a fault)
  8. 8. to play a role (in opera)
  9. 9. to impersonate

Words Containing 饰

装饰
zhuāng shì

to decorate

饰钉
shì dīng

stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc)

蓝饰带花
lán shì dài huā

blue lace flower (Trachymene caerulea)

内饰
nèi shì

interior decor

装饰品
zhuāng shì pǐn

ornament

饰物
shì wù

decorations

花饰
huā shì

ornamental design

后置修饰语
hòu zhì xiū shì yǔ

postmodifier (grammar)

服饰
fú shì

apparel

饰词
shì cí

excuse

掩饰
yǎn shì

to cover up

装饰物
zhuāng shì wù

ornament

妆饰
zhuāng shì

to dress up

隐饰
yǐn shì

a cover-up

纹饰
wén shì

decorative motif

修饰语
xiū shì yǔ

(grammar) modifier

修饰话
xiū shì huà

modifier (grammar)

饰胸鹬
shì xiōng yù

(bird species of China) buff-breasted sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)

不加修饰
bù jiā xiū shì

undecorated

饰带
shì dài

sash

矫饰
jiǎo shì

to put on airs

摆饰
bǎi shì

knickknack

缀饰
zhuì shì

to decorate

耳饰
ěr shì

ear ornament (earring, eardrop, stud etc)

装饰道具
zhuāng shì dào jù

(theater) set dressing

衣饰
yī shì

clothes and ornaments

首饰
shǒu shì

jewelry

配饰
pèi shì

ornament (jewelry, accoutrements etc)

不加掩饰
bù jiā yǎn shì

undisguised

润饰
rùn shì

to adorn

饰边
shì biān

ornamental border

饰品
shì pǐn

ornament

修饰
xiū shì

to decorate

百合花饰
bǎi hé huā shì

fleur-de-lis (armorial symbol)

涂饰剂
tú shì jì

coating agent

涂饰
tú shì

to apply paint, veneer etc

头饰
tóu shì

head ornament

前置修饰语
qián zhì xiū shì yǔ

premodifier (grammar)

饰演
shì yǎn

to act

雕饰
diāo shì

to carve

粉饰太平
fěn shì tài píng

to pretend that everything is going well

饰面
shì miàn

ornamental facing

粉饰
fěn shì

to paint

坠饰
zhuì shì

pendant (jewelry)

祓饰
fú shì

to refresh

窗饰
chuāng shì

window decoration

缘饰
yuán shì

fringe

文过饰非
wén guò shì fēi

(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash

穗饰
suì shì

tassel

伪饰
wěi shì

to prettify

亮饰
liàng shì

diamanté

饰巾
shì jīn

kerchief as head ornament

文饰
wén shì

to polish a text

佩饰
pèi shì

ornament