variant of 石[shi2]

surname Shi

life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble

archaic variant of 世[shi4]

archaic variant of 始[shi3]

rock; phonetic 'dol' used in names (Korean kugja)

variant of 事[shi4]

matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted; miscellaneous

to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the 'general' or 'king' 將|将[jiang4]

see 似的[shi4 de5]

to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger

to serve; to attend upon

old variant of 始[shi3]

power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals

ten; 10

old variant of 世[shi4]

surname Shi

history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China

addicted to; fond of; stem corresponding to -phil or -phile

to devour; to bite

hen roost

surname Shi

member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker

to lose; to miss; to fail

surname Shi

majestic manner; red; angry

to begin; to start; then; only then

Japanese variant of 實|实

surname Shi

room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

old variant of 屎[shi3]

really; solid

real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely

person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies); to put a corpse on display (after execution); variant of 屍|尸[shi1]; corpse

corpse

stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus

market; city; CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Shi

teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops

type; form; pattern; style

to murder a superior; to murder one's parent

accustomed to; habit

to rely on; mother (formal)

door pivot

to wipe

to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

to hold; to grasp

surname Shi

to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out

old variant of 時|时[shi2]

is; are; am; yes; to be

variant of 是[shi4]; (used in given names)

surname Shi

o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period

old variant of 柿[shi4]

persimmon

(tree)

clan name; maiden name

Shi, name of river in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan

clear water; pure

river in Henan province

variant of 濕|湿[shi1]

bank; shore; name of a river

moist; wet

stoneware

lion

old variant of 視|视[shi4]

variant of 視|视[shi4]; variant of 示[shi4]

old variant of 視|视[shi4]

arrow; dart; straight; to vow; to swear; old variant of 屎[shi3]

surname Shi

rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

to show; to reveal

stone shrine

divine by stalk

rough, indelicate silk

to lick; to lap (up)

old variant of 舐[shi4]

Xanthium strumarium

see 蒔蘿|莳萝[shi2 luo2]

to grow; to transplant

yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

louse

to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode

louse

to sting; also pr. [zhe1]

see 襏襫|袯襫[bo2 shi4]

to look at; to regard; to inspect

to test; to try; experiment; examination; test

abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs

poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse

oath; vow; to swear; to pledge

to examine; to judge

posthumous name or title; to confer a posthumous title

variant of 諡|谥[shi4]

to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]

hog; swine

to borrow; to buy on credit; to rent out

crossbar in carriage front

(Japanese kokuji) street corner; intersection; used in Japanese personal and place names; pr. tsuji

(of time) to pass; to die

surname Shi

to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue

place name

strain

Japanese variant of 釋|释

to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism

cerium (chemistry)

to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse

'to eat' or 'food' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)

decoration; ornament; to decorate; to adorn; to hide; to conceal (a fault); excuse (to hide a fault); to play a role (in opera); to impersonate

to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail

shad; Ilisha elongata

Seriola qinqueradiata; yellow tail

turtledove

nuthatch (bird of genus Sitta)

long-tailed marmot

a kind of rat

on earth

from age to age

for many generations

affairs of life; things of the world

(long time) friend of the family

people (in general); people around the world; everyone

feud

for many generations; generation; era; age

alternation of generations

passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend

profane; secular; worldly

worldly affairs

abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo

World Exposition; abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo

see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2]

see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2]

crown prince; heir of a noble house

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented

family influential for generations; aristocratic family

World Honored One; Revered One of the World (Buddha)

the situation (e.g. political); the state of the world

worldly affairs; the ways of the world

the ways of the world; social behavior

the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

the ways of the world

sophisticated; worldly-wise

Spyker

world; CL:個|个[ge4]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

World Expo; abbr. to 世博[Shi4 bo2]

all over the world; everywhere; in all parts of the world

world peace

world map

the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany)

world war

Miss World Beauty Pageant

the roof of the world; usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2]

world power

(UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage

World Heritage site

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

World Journal, US newspaper

end of the world

World Cup

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

World Customs Organization

world famous

World Intellectual Property Organization

ranked number one in the world; the world's first

World food program (United Nations aid agency)

world record

world-class

global economy; world economy

World Economic Forum

World Uighur Congress

world famous

World Wildlife Fund WWF

World Health Assembly

World Health Organization (WHO)

worldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung

Esperanto

global warming

world trade; global trade

World Trade Center

World Trade Organization (WTO)

World Games

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

World Financial Center (New York City)

World Bank

the ways of the world

hereditary benefits such as rank and wealth

family with hereditary emoluments

lineage; genealogy; family tree

century; CL:個|个[ge4]

end of the century

final years of the century

abbr. for 世界維吾爾代表大會|世界维吾尔代表大会[Shi4 jie4 Wei2 wu2 er3 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]; World Uighur Congress

hereditary office

hereditary house; noble or official family

World Bank; abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2]

World Health Organization (WHO); abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]

World Health Organization (WHO); abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]

succession; inheritance; hereditary

succession struggle; dispute over inheritance

hereditary monarchy

A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4]

World Trade Organization (WTO); abbr. for 世界貿易組織|世界贸易组织

World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)

World Trade Center

WTO (World Trade Organization)

World Games; abbr. for 世界運動會|世界运动会[Shi4 jie4 Yun4 dong4 hui4]

the ways of the world; the morals of the time

World Bank; abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2]

world championship

world; earth

isolated from the world; disconnected

aspects of society; the world

public morals

public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)

the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose

a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom); don't repeat the same mistake again and again; bad things don't happen more than three times

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

victim (of a criminal); party involved (in a dispute etc); main instigator

everything

event; happening; incident; CL:個|个[ge4]

event-related potential

example; exemplar; typical case

twice the effort for half the result

leave of absence

in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior

preliminary notification; to announce in advance

one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of 事[shi4]; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]

(coll.) fussbudget; pain in the ass

(coll.) fussbudget; pain in the ass

encyclopedia

under the circumstances; the matter having come to that point

as matters stand; things having reached this stage

when things come to a head (idiom)

in advance; before the event

(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)

solicitor (law)

office; firm

busy; bustling

state of affairs

half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine

lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.

to serve

matters; arrangements

fact; CL:個|个[ge4]

in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto

Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)

common-law marriage; de facto marriage

to seek the truth from facts

after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect

wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it

a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20

to attend to everything personally

an expert always produces the best work (idiom)

affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]

work that needs to be done; business that needs to be attended to

situation; existing state of affairs

course of events

accident; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4]

accidental exposure

undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:個|个[ge4]

devotion to one's work; professional ambition

to be successful in business; professional success

(slang) cleavage; (palmistry) business line

confidential aspects of a matter; secrets; key moment for action

position; authority; responsibility

to seek the truth from facts

see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4]

lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom); fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance

thing; object; CL:個|个[ge4]

reason; logic

main content; matter; work; origin of an incident; cause; purpose; subject (of business letter)

event horizon

biographical sketch

the scene of the incident

the time of the incident

disturbance; incident

things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

evidence

incident; unforeseen event; events (in general)

deed; past achievement; important event of the past

The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).; It is water under the bridge.

to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for

matter; item

things; affairs; decorum

tithing

Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes

various kinds of everyday utensils

mixed vegetables

Shia (a movement in Islam)

Shia sect (of Islam)

Shifang county level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[De2 yang2], Sichuan

Shifang county level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[De2 yang2], Sichuan

(food) assorted; mixed; assortment

mixed fruit salad

court lady; palace maid; traditional painting of beautiful women

(literary) to serve as an official

official career (formal)

seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]

cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable

convincing

to use; to exert

to exert all one's strength

erhua variant of 使勁|使劲[shi3 jin4]

hurt

mission (diplomatic or other); set task

to order sb about; to use sb

to harass

diplomatic mission

to play dirty tricks; to be up to mischief

to facilitate

to use (an animal or servant); working (animal); (beast) of burden; causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc)

apostle

Acts of the Apostles (New Testament)

usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause

to exasperate

to throw a fit; to act temperamental

to cause; to render

to unify

to make content

(literary) to make it so; to dictate

to displease

to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of

usable value

usage (i.e. extent of use)

terms of use

usage rights

user

user agent

volume of use; usage amount

to exert all one's strength

to give sb a meaningful look

harden

(diplomatic) envoy

a diplomatic group; a delegation

to accustom

emissary; envoy

to deafen

to dilate; to expand

exciting; to excite

to intoxicate

ambassador and consul; diplomat

embassy and consulate

consulate; diplomatic mission

to dignify

to conjure

to paralyze

to serve; to wait upon

to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs

maid

concubine

to look after; to tend (one's crops, garden, livestock, pets etc); to repair

chamberlain (in imperial China)

aide-de-camp

abbr. for 侍應生|侍应生[shi4 ying4 sheng1]

waiter; waitress

to stand by in attendance

attendant; waiter

Imperial bodyguard

guard

ancient official title; assistant minister

decagram (old); single-character equivalent of 十克[shi2 ke4]

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints

see 勢不可當|势不可当[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1]

impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

snobbish

snob

to be self-interested

power; (ability to) influence

to be determined to win (idiom)

circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative

evenly matched (idiom)

like a hot knife through butter (idiom); with irresistible force

gesture; posture

to be bound to; undoubtedly will

situation; state

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

influential family; powerful clan

potential energy

influential figure; powerful person

potential well (physics)

potential drop (elec.)

power; momentum; tendency; impetus; situation; the look of things

first of October; PRC National Day; same as 國慶|国庆[Guo2 qing4]

eleven; 11

November; eleventh month (of the lunar year)

November

(coll.) going on foot

seventeen; 17

Seventeen arch bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing

thirteen; 13

Chinese poker

thirteenth day of a month

the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]

half-witted; nitwit

most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority

nineteen; 19

twelve; 12

exceedingly; hundred percent; everything and more

the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)

the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2]

equal temperament

duodenum

the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)

the twelve constellations on the ecliptic plane; the signs of the zodiac

twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy

December; twelfth month (of the lunar year)

December

12-yard (sports); penalty kick

twelve channels of TCM

twelve channels of TCM

dodecagon

dodecagon

dodecahedron

fifteen; 15

the tens place (or column) in the decimal system

tenfold; ten times (sth)

one billion; giga-

gigabit

decagram

perfect; complete

complete and beautiful; to be perfect (idiom)

eighteen; 18

sixteen; 16

16-bit (computing)

Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439); also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国

history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls

cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)

hexadecimal

very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts

one tenth

to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang)

fourteen; 14

sonnet

History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣|吴任臣[Wu2 Ren4 chen2], 114 scrolls

Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei

Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei

over one billion; more than a billion

the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)

the ten Heavenly Stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)

cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten

cruciform; cross shape

cross; crucifix; yoke one has to endure

crucifiction

crosshairs

cross-stitch

Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)

crossroads; intersection

crusaders; army of crusaders; the Crusades

the Crusades; crusaders' eastern expedition

the Crusades

turnstile

pickaxe

Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)

Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption

same as 天干; the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)

It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.

more than ten; a dozen or more

ten months or so; about ten months

wicked beyond redemption (idiom); heinous

completely

see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳[shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3]

the ten commandments (religion)

to be a cinch; in the bag; (of a person) confident of success

to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom); to lead a pampered life

more than ten; a dozen or more

Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘[Bo2 jia1 qiu1]

October; tenth month (of the lunar year)

October

October Revolution

most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority

hundred thousand

the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

most urgent; posthaste; express

decagon

ten commandments

ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)

decimal; calculations to base 10

decimal system

decimal system

decimal

decimal calculation

decagon

the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements; (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city

variant of 什錦|什锦[shi2 jin3]

Ambush from ten sides (pipa solo piece); House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2])

ten items; decathlon (athletics)

decathlon

in history

Stanford (University); also written 斯坦福[Si1 tan3 fu2]

Stanford University

Staten Island, borough of New York City

historical biography

historical novel

annals

prehistory

prehistoric man

prehistoric artifacts; ancient artifacts

menhir; prehistoric stone table

Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)

Straw (name); Jack Straw (1946-), UK Labour Party politician, foreign secretary 2001-2006

Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)

Schweppes (soft drinks company)

historiography

historian

scribe; court recorder; historian; historiographer

historian

Smith (name)

Schmitt

historical fact

Shi Siming (703-761), non-Han military man and colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1], eventually conspirator with him in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] against the Tang dynasty

Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.

historical material or data

Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite; also written 斯普特尼克

Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The search for modern China 追尋現代中國|追寻现代中国

history book

(bird species of China) Styan's grasshopper warbler (Locustella pleskei)

Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side

Staples Inc., US office supply store

unprecedented in history

Strauss (name) (Tw); Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer; Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer

Stallone (name); Sylvester Stallone (1946-), American actor

Swaziland (Tw)

Arnold Schwarzenegger; also written 阿諾德·施瓦辛格|阿诺德·施瓦辛格[A1 nuo4 de2 · Shi1 wa3 xin1 ge2]

Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆[da4 zhuan4], attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王[Zhou1 Xuan1 wang2] but probably dating from c. 500 BC

historical records

official in charge of public records

Steve (male name)

Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.

Steven, Stephen (name)

Stephens; Stevens

see 斯蒂芬·哈珀[Si1 di4 fen1 · Ha1 po4]

historical point of view; historically speaking

Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]

an epic; poetic saga

epic

epic

Joseph Stilwell (1883-1946), commander of US forces in China, Burma and India in World War II

Stacy (name)

hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction

lust

bloodthirsty

to have strange and dangerous addictions (idiom)

hypersomnia; excessive sleepiness (medical)

blood-thirsty; blood-sucking; hemophile

hemophile bacteria; hemophilus

to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle

Lactobacillus acidophilus

eosinophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell)

eosinophil (type of white blood cell)

basophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell)

basophil granulocytes (rarest type of white blood cell)

to bite

bacteriophage; phage; virus that infects bacteria

Stanley (name)

scholar

soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]

Snickers (candy bar)

soldier; private (army)

(dialect) store (loanword)

strawberry (loanword)

scholar officials

official; scholar (old)

bachelor's degree

warrant officer; petty officer; noncommissioned officer (NCO); Japanese military officer

(dialect) spanner (loanword)

Book of Judges

cement (loanword) (old)

land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝

Shilin or Shihlin district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

Shilin or Shihlin district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

morale

a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart

'the four classes' of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants

owner of lost property

to miss narrowly; to let a great opportunity slip

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc); to mess things up

to break a promise

disrepair

(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct

discourteous; failure of etiquette

to lose; to suffer defeat

to lose

slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret

disharmony; to become estranged

list of lost or stolen articles

to lose land; dispossessed

loss

to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement)

unable to go to school; an interruption to one's education

inappropriate; improper

to fail in observing or supervising; to miss; to let sth slip through

to give a false picture of the situation

agraphia

to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced

not normal; an aberration

out of one's mind

to be orphaned of one's father

to lose sb one relies upon; to lose one's mother

to regret; to feel remorse

disappointed; frustrated

to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situation)

amnesia

to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted

a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated

to lose; to miss

to go out of control

to be at a loss

to fail; to lose effectiveness

expiry date (of document)

to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]

defeatism

Failure is the mother of success.

loser

to lose touch with; missing; scattered; separated from

to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness

dementia

disappointed; to lose hope; to despair

late (for an appointed time)

a crick in the neck; stiff neck

to overstep the rules; to go out of bounds; disqualification; to lose face; disqualified

unemployment; to lose one's job

unemployment rate

an unemployed person

to lose favor; to become estranged

not up to scratch; subpar; off; gone awry; (of an instrument) to be out of kilter; (of a forecast) to be off the mark

to catch fire; on fire; fire (alarm)

lost-and-found

lost and found

bereaved of one's only child

a family bereaved of its only child

inappropriate; improper

to have sth stolen; to lose to theft; robbed

to lack fidelity; (signal) distortion

to suffer from insomnia

to fail to greet in timely manner

absent-minded; to lose spirit; despondent

(urinary or fecal) incontinence

lacking in manners

to lose by theft; to have one's property stolen

to laugh in spite of oneself; to be unable to help laughing; to break into laughter

to blunder; to miscalculate; miscalculation; unwise (move)

to miscalculate; miscalculation

to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc); to lose one's chastity

to miss an appointment

disappear

to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)

to lose contact; to be lost

to go deaf; to lose hearing

to lose one's voice; (to cry out) involuntarily

to lose one's job; unemployment; not to fulfill one's obligations; to neglect one's job; dereliction of duty

to lose color; to turn pale

to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss

unwise move; miscalculation

blood loss

blood loss anemia

to unbalance; an imbalance

slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret

to let slip; loss of speech (e.g. as a result of brain damage); aphasia

aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)

lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)

out of tune (music)

imbalance; to become dysfunctional; to lack proper care (after an illness etc)

alexia

breach of responsibility; failure to carry out one's duty

to lose one's footing; to slip; to take a wrong step in life

to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for

to lose one's virginity; to lose one's chastity

demeaning

failure to meet; (humble language) I'm sorry not to have come to meet you personally

to lose one's way; to get lost (on the road etc)

to lose the way; unjust; moral failing

an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius); cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support

weightlessness

mistake; slip-up; by accident

goodbye (modest formula); Excuse me, I must leave.

out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system)

to lose face; to be humiliated

trouble; damage; setback; sth goes wrong

lacking in propriety; bad form

to lose face

to panic

dazed; beside oneself (idiom)

lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom); fig. the originator of an evil practice

to start building; first built

not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

Eocene system (geology)

whole story; the ins and outs

(of trains etc) to set off (on a journey); to start (being issued or circulated); to start (happening); originating

primogenitor; founder of a school or trade

Archaeopteryx

from beginning to end; all along

unswerving; unflinching

unswerving from start to finish (idiom)

Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong

Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong

starting point; initial point

indoor

chamber music

interior decorating

interior design

roommate

outdoor

unmarried lady; virgin; Virgo (star sign)

Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

room temperature

Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan (1338-1573) under the Ashikaga shoguns

Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan (1338-1573) under the Ashikaga shoguns

to long for sb far away; to grieve over the dead

truth to tell; to be quite honest...

fact; actual thing; practical matter

to seek truth from facts (idiom); to be practical and realistic

actually paid; net (payment)

an actual example; living example; an illustration; a demonstration

real-valued (math.); taking real numbers as values (of a function)

real analysis; calculus of real variables

advantage; gain; net profit

utilitarianism

actually; in fact

strength

meritocracy

practice (customary action, as opposed to theory); practical

paid-up capital

real-name (registration etc); non-anonymous

system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc)

really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality

on-site

onsite visit

to be reimbursed for actual expenses

female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)

(to) really (be)

really not easy (idiom)

to work industriously; to get things done

sb who gets things done; doer

live ammunition

sincere; solid

medicine ball

actual situation; truth

tangible benefit; material advantages; cheap; economical; advantageous (deal); substantial (discount)

sincere

real combat; actual combat

candid photograph; genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)

net receipts; real income

paid-in capital; contributed capital (finance)

actual effect; practical result; efficacy

real number (math); actual value

real-valued (math.); taking real numbers as values (of a function)

set of real numbers

to implement; to carry out

(patent) implementation; embodiment

(in) real time; instantaneous

real scene (not set up or posed); real location (not a film studio set or theater); live action (not animation)

real root (of a polynomial)

industry; commercial enterprise

industrialist

method of calculating a person's age in years from birth; see also 虛歲|虚岁[xu1 sui4]; see also 足歲|足岁[zu2 sui4]

live (e.g. broadcast or recording); what is actually happening; scene; the real situation

live vlogger; live-streamer

live relay; broadcast of actual scene; to broadcast live

live recording

to take measurements; measured (speed etc); observed (as opposed to 'estimated'); observational (astronomy)

material object; concrete object; original object; in kind; object for practical use; definite thing; reality; matter (physics)

object lesson

to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about

practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)

pragmatism

practical value

actual situation; the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism)

(of an item of clothing) practical

solid line

paid-in capital; contributed capital (finance)

to practice; field work; to intern; internship

intern (student)

active participation

full arm (method of painting)

fame follows merit (idiom)

to implement; to carry out; to put into practice

content word

truth

to tell the truth; to tell it as it is

sincere; honest

actual proof; concrete evidence; empirical

positivism; empiricism

(math.) real variable

function of a real variable (math.)

(math.) theory of functions of a real variable

substance; essence

virtually; essentially

substantive; substantial; material; considerable

full; complete; all of

practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project)

Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)

reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual

in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice

practicality

actual circumstances; the real situation; reality

practical application

experiment; test; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; experimental; to experiment

laboratory; CL:間|间[jian1]

laboratory infection

experimental psychology

laboratory; institute

entity; substance; thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence); the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it)

physical layer (OSI)

brick and mortar business; physical (rather than online) retail store

to hold a sinecure (idiom)

to hold a sinecure

sila (Buddhism)

rigor mortis

body parts (of a mutilated corpse)

pall (casket covering)

livor mortis

autopsy

corpse; carcass; dead body

skeleton of the dead

corpse; skeleton

dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4]

autopsy

body bag

autopsy; postmortem

see 屎蚵螂[shi3 ke1 lang2]

dung beetle

zhang (Chinese unit of length equal to 3⅓ meters)

central city district

city center; downtown

marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people

ordinary people; the hoi polloi; commoner

market share; abbr. for 市場佔有率|市场占有率

market value

unscrupulous businessperson; profiteer; philistine

inside the city

Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams

fen (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ centimeter)

Chinese units of measurement

Shibei district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong

urban district; downtown; city center

Shinan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong

li (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ millimeter)

marketplace; market (also in abstract)

market share

market share

market price

access to markets

market segmentation

marketization

positioning (marketing)

marketing

market competition

market economy

market research

municipal committee

appearance of a city

cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ decimeter)

chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)

unit of distance equal to one-thirtieth km or 33.33 meters

Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 jin (or 50 kg)

municipal administration

city hall; city government

city hall

city council rates; municipal taxes

Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg

market; official in charge of small merchants

city resident

civil society (law)

PE ratio

municipal; city; city-run

towns and counties

town councilor; city councilor; alderman

city council

city district (county-level administrative unit)

outer city; suburb

li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters)

Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 5 grams

small town

mayor

fair; small town

market

unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares

teacher's husband

master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

senior male fellow student or apprentice; son (older than oneself) of one's teacher

fellow apprentices; fellow students (male)

lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom); to do something with good reason; to have just cause

lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom); to act without justification

friend from whom you can seek advice

following the ways of old; in imitation of ancient style

abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university; teacher-training college

'learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them', idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]

married woman of mature age

junior female student or apprentice; daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher

senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher

Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan

Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan

teacher; master

young disciple (of the same master); younger or junior male schoolmate

master and disciple

to study under (a teacher)

term of respect for your teacher's wife

used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker

the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you; you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink

teachers and students

teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)

normal university; teacher-training college

teacher's college; normal school

paragon of virtue and learning; exemplary character

qualified teacher

military division level commander; teacher

formula; mathematical expression

(literary) to decline; to wane; title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1]

style

regicide; to commit regicide

matricide; to commit matricide

patricide; to kill one's own father

see 恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱[shi4 qiang2 qi1 ruo4]

to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom); to bully

to be inordinately proud of one's ability; to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)

swab; cotton pad; smear (for medical test)

to swab; to wipe up with a mop

to wipe one's eyes; fig. to remain vigilant

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

to watch and listen attentively

to wipe off

to plagiarize (idiom)

to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own; to parrot

to pick up; to collect

Shide, Tang Buddhist poet who lived at the Guoqing Temple on Mt Tiantai 天台山[Tian1 tai1 Shan1]

to find; to pick up; to collect

to clear up; to tidy up; to pick up; to repair

picked up items (i.e. lost property)

to find; to pick up; to obtain

to pick up cress; fig. sth easy to do; a piece of cake

to glean; to collect scraps; to eke out a meager living

to pocket a lost article; (fig.) to correct others' errors; to remedy omissions (in a text etc)

to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner

to pick up bits; to collect scrap material; tidbits; gleanings (used as gossip)

pickup (electro-acoustic transducer)

benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson); donor (semiconductor)

donor level (semiconductor)

variant of 施與|施与[shi1 yu3]

(ling.) agent

to exert (effort or pressure)

to pressure

to use fully; to put to use

construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs

unit in charge of construction; builder

to confer a favor on sb; to confer a benefit

to give charity to sb; to oblige

to inject (a vaccine etc)

to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)

to fire; to discharge; to release (fireworks, smokescreen, poison gas, virus etc)

administration

administrative report

teaching

Shih Ming-te (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党, since 2006 leader of protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3]

to use violence; to attack; to assault

Xerox

to apply a treatment; to undertake a therapy

to implement the law; to perform sorcery

baptize

John the Baptist

John the Baptist

Strauss (name); Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer; Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer

Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Schwab (name)

Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011

to implement; to use

Shidian county in Baoshan 保山[Bao3 shan1], Yunnan

Shidian county in Baoshan 保山[Bao3 shan1], Yunnan

to salute; to greet

Shibing county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou

Shibing county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou

to provide alms and rice (idiom)

Schröder (name); Gerhard Schröder (1944-), German SPD politician, Chancellor 1998-2005

Shi Nai'an (1296-1371), author of Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]

to spread manure; to apply fertilizer

to donate; to give; to grant; to distribute; to administer

Swarovski crystal

Styria province of Austria

Styria province of Austria

to torment; to abuse (an animal, child etc)

sado-masochism

sadism (psychiatry)

sadism (fetish)

abuser; (in sadomasochism) dominant partner

to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect

to give food (as a charity); 'feeding the hungry ghosts' (Buddhist ceremony)

is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not

therefore; thus; so

if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom); enough is enough

whether (or not); if; is or isn't

(of food) to have the right taste; (of people) to feel at ease

call a spade a spade (idiom)

Keysight Technologies (instrumentation company)

therefore; so; consequently

yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5]

every medicine has its side effect

right and wrong; quarrel

unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)

lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits; pros and cons

to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom); Public opinion will judge what's right and wrong.

unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

at present; right now

Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)

time and tide wait for no man (idiom)

from time to time

bad times, adverse fate (idiom)

current trends; the present situation; how things are going

Time, US weekly news magazine

age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4]

customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners; O Tempora, O Mores!

Times Square

Time Warner Inc., US media company

season

then (as in 'the then chairman')

the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break; things change for the better

prevalent custom of the time

time; length of time; moment; period

current price

time; era; period of time

time machine

time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支

moment; CL:個|个[ge4]; constantly; always

ready at any moment

timetable; schedule

current situation; circumstances; current trend

Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

time zone

'Times' (newspaper, e.g. New York Times)

sometimes big, sometimes small; varying

sometimes good, sometimes bad

timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion

to write for a bit then give up; to write in fits and starts

fashion; fad; fashionable

current political situation

time difference; time lag; jet lag

often; frequently

timing (of a signal or sequence); time course

ills of the day; contemporary problems

fashionable style; (linguistics) tense

(verb) tense

timestamp

current politics; political situation of the time

effectiveness for a given period of time; prescription (law); aging (metallurgy)

stopping and starting; intermittent; sporadic; on and off

time; auspicious time; time and date; long period of time; this day

time is limited (idiom)

often; constantly

at all times

heard from time to time; one keeps hearing that...

period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]

fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity

time interval; work shift; time slot; the twelve two-hour divisions of the day

time interval analysis

time bomb

timetable; schedule

time and place; world of a particular locale and era; (physics) space-time

time travel

time travel

time travel

time capsule (Tw)

having elements from another time or place

sense of being in another time and place; feeling that one has entered a time warp

season; time

peace all year round (old letter closing)

occasionally; from time to time

(idiom) up to the present; even now; now (in contrast with the past); at this late hour

fashionable; popular

seasonal vegetable

seasonal vegetables

fashion; fashionable clothes

contemporary drama

fashion show

dress shoes

news; current events

regional folk song popular during a certain period of time

time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day

the time has not yet come

speed per hour

circumstances; fate

fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good

our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)

things change with the passage of time (idiom)

hand of a clock; hour hand

clock

Horologium (constellation)

duration

time; period; CL:段[duan4]

time interval

time series (stats.)

timestamp

lit. time is a butcher's knife; fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving; nothing gold can stay

chronometry

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

timeline

schedule; timetable

time axis; timeline

time course

time limit

separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)

appearing and disappearing (idiom); intermittently visible

concord; harmony

appearing and disappearing; intermittently visible

in vogue; fashionable

point of time (in time-based systems)

persimmon; CL:個|个[ge4]

pimento pepper (Capsicum spp.); bell pepper

dried persimmon

clan

Shi River in Xinyang 信陽|信阳[Xin4 yang2], Henan

Shihe District of Xinyang city 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan

French kiss

variant of 濕答答|湿答答[shi1 da1 da1]

wetland

Shiva (Hindu deity)

wet wipe; towelette

humidity level

moisture; humidity; athlete's foot; tinea; eczema

variant of 濕漉漉|湿漉漉[shi1 lu4 lu4]

damp heat; summer fever (TCM)

damp; clammy; dripping wet

moist

moistener; wetting agent

condyloma (genital wart of viral origin); Condyloma acuminatum

eczema

soaking wet

wetsuit

drenched; wet through

clammy

Lion city, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]

Leo (star sign); Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

lion; CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2]

Sierra Leone (Tw); Shizishan or Lion Mountain; Shizishan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 shi4], Anhui

Shizishan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 shi4], Anhui

Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu

Pekingese; Pekinese

Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

lit. lion's head; pork meatballs

gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon; also written 吉爾達|吉尔达[ji2 er3 da2]

Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199), King Richard I of England 1189-1199

Sengge Tsangpo or Shiquan River in west Tibet, the upper reaches of the Indus

Shitan or Shihtan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

Shitan or Shihtan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

liger, hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress

sphinx

grenadine; carnation; clove pink; Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)

deciwatt (old); single-character equivalent of 十瓦[shi2 wa3]

to deny flatly

to take an oath to do sth; to pledge; to vow

vector (spatial)

Ishii (Japanese surname)

masonry workshop

stone statue

asparagus

stoning (execution method)

stone inscription; carved stone

Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵 (319-350)

to petrify; petrochemical industry

petroleum plant; refinery

stonemason

silicosis (occupational disease of miners); grinder's disease; also written 矽末病

heather

heath

heather (Ericaceae)

lithography; lithographic printing

Ishihara Jintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo since 1999

Shijushan or Shizuishan (place name); variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

variant of 石嘴山區|石嘴山区[Shi2 zui3 shan1 qu1]; Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia

variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

Shizuishan prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia

Shizuishan prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

stone tool; stone implement

Stone Age

Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

stone; rock

black lead; graphite; plumbago

gas-graphite reactor

graphene

female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)

cobble

Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] in north China

Shijiazhuang prefecture in Hebei

Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] in north China

concrete

concrete jungle

Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

Shihkang township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

Shihkang township in Taichung county, 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

Shifeng district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan

Shek Kong (area in Hong Kong)

Ishikawa (Japanese surname and place name)

stonemasonry; stonemason

'shikumen' style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai

rock garden

catapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)

to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea; to vanish forever without trace

Shiguai district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia

stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits

grouper (Portuguese: garoupa); also called 鮨; Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)

Mt Shijing in 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 shi4], Guangdong; Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing

Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing

silicosis (occupational disease of miners); grinder's disease; also written 矽末病

silicosis; grinder's disease; also written 矽末病

slab; flagstone; slate

slate tile

road or pavement laid with flagstones

Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan

Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan

Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan

Petrified forest scenic area in Shilin Yi autonomous county 石林彞族自治縣|石林彝族自治县[Shi2 lin2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan

Shizhu Tujia autonomous county, Chongqing

stela; upright stone; obelisk

Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality

Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality

Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan

asbestos

asbestos roofing sheet (corrugated)

Shimian county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan

sarcophagus

pomegranate

pomegranate seeds; pomegranate arils

pomegranate tree

garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12)

Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西

Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西

lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom); fig. to elicit no response

Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north Xinjiang

Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north Xinjiang

oil; petroleum

petrochemistry

Iraq Oil for Food Program

petroleum wax

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

petroleum ether

Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi

Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi

cave; cavern

Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet); name of several historical figures

stone channel (e.g. drain)

Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] as state canon

cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] as state canon

gravel

Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet

lime (calcium oxide)

limestone

limestone

travertine (geology); tufa (a type of banded marble)

coal (arch.)

Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[Da4 wu3 kou3 qu1] of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], Ningxia

Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[Da4 wu3 kou3 qu1] of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], Ningxia

carboniferous system; coal measure (geology)

Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)

phenol C6H5OH; same as 苯酚

slab

stony

Shishi county level city in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian

see 石獅子|石狮子[shi2 shi1 zi5]

guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc

Shishi county level city in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian

Shi Yukun (probably c. 1810-c. 1871), Qing pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller

Ishida (Japanese surname and place name)

Ishida Yoshio (1948-), Japanese Go player

stone steps

earth-shattering; breakthrough; remarkable and original work

flat stone with ropes attached, used to ram the ground

Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

stele; stone tablet (for inscription); CL:方[fang1]

stone roller

grindstone

rock cave; grotto; cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)

China pink; Dianthus chinensis (botany)

Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)

Class Magnoliopsida (biology)

Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)

stalagmite

talcum powder

asbestos

a crack in a rock

naphtha

gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster; plaster cast (for a broken bone)

drywall; gypsum wallboard; plasterboard

plaster cast

Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui

Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui

Marble Boat, famous pavilion

seaweed (Gelidium amansii); Japanese Isinglass

quartz

quartz vein

quartz clock

quartz halogen lamp

red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)

reindeer moss; litmus (chemistry)

litmus paper (chemistry)

Shi Hu

goose barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes)

paraffin wax

stony

stalactite

Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

Shimen county in Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan

Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

Siqian county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou

Siqian county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou

stone step

(bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)

stone carving; carved sculpture

(bird species of China) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)

azurite; copper azurite 2CuCO3-Cu(OH)2; azure blue

stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]