绅
士

Gentleman in Chinese: 绅士 (shēn shì)

shēn shì

gentleman

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 紳士1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1gentleman

Stroke order

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绅
士

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ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

绅士

Simplified

紳士

Traditional

Example sentences

See 绅士 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他是一位很有风度的绅士。

    tā shì yí wèi hěn yǒu fēng dù de shēn shì。

    He is a gentleman of great grace.

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护士

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女士

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士兵

shì bīng

soldier

巴士

bā shì

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男士

nán shì

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战士

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人士

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士气

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