Pinyin Dictionary results for "shi zhi"
世职
hereditary office
失职
to lose one's job; unemployment; not to fulfill one's obligations; to neglect one's job; dereliction of duty
实值
real-valued (math.); taking real numbers as values (of a function)
实职
active participation
实质
substance; essence
市制
Chinese units of measurement
施治
to apply a treatment; to undertake a therapy
矢志
to take an oath to do sth; to pledge; to vow
石质
stony
试制
to try out a new product (or manufacturing process); prototype; trial product
适值
just at that time; as it happens; by good luck, just then
食指
forefinger; mouths to feed
十之八九
most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
十指不沾阳春水
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom); to lead a pampered life
失之交臂
to miss narrowly; to let a great opportunity slip
失之东隅，收之桑榆
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
失之毫厘，谬以千里
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差之千里
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失智症
dementia
实至名归
fame follows merit (idiom)
实质上
virtually; essentially
实质性
substantive; substantial; material; considerable
时至今日
(idiom) up to the present; even now; now (in contrast with the past); at this late hour
食之无味，弃之不甘
see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]
食之无味，弃之可惜
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
不时之需
a possible period of want or need
前事不忘，后事之师
don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
反式脂肪
trans fat; trans-isomer fatty acid
反式脂肪酸
see 反式脂肪[fan3 shi4 zhi1 fang2]
因时制宜
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
多事之秋
troubled times; eventful period
大势至菩萨
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
好事之徒
busybody
安史之乱
An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
差之毫厘，失之千里
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile
有识之士
a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
牧师之职
ministry
略识之无
semi-literate; only knows words of one syllable; lit. to know only 之[zhi1] and 無|无[wu2]
当世之冠
the foremost person of his age; unequalled; a leading light
众矢之的
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
自始至终
from start to finish (idiom)
至始至终
from start to finish
处世之道
way of life; attitude; modus operandi
虚拟现实置标语言
virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
行使职权
to exercise power
解释执行
interpreted (computer)
过失致死罪
(law) negligent homicide
道之所存，师之所存
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈).; We should learn from one who knows the way.
驾驶执照
driver's license
斗牛士之歌
Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡門|卡门 by Georges Bizet
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