下士 xià shì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ haa6 si6
- lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)
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下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
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- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
士
- 人士 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 person
- 博士 bó shì ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ bok3 si6 doctor (as an academic degree)
- 士兵 shì bīng ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥ si6 bing1 soldier
- 士气 士氣 shì qì ㄕˋ ㄑㄧˋ si6 hei3 morale
- 女士 nǚ shì ㄋㄩˇ ㄕˋ neoi5 si6 lady
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- 学士 學士 xué shì ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ hok6 si6 bachelor's degree
- 巴士 bā shì ㄅㄚ ㄕˋ baa1 si2 bus (loanword)
- 战士 戰士 zhàn shì ㄓㄢˋ ㄕˋ zin3 si6 fighter
- 武士 wǔ shì ㄨˇ ㄕˋ mou5 si6 warrior
- 烈士 liè shì ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ lit6 si6 martyr
- 爵士 jué shì ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ zoek3 si6 knight
- 男士 nán shì ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˋ naam4 si6 man
- 硕士 碩士 shuò shì ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ sek6 si6 master's degree
- 绅士 紳士 shēn shì ㄕㄣ ㄕˋ san1 si2 gentleman
- 芝士 zhī shì ㄓ ㄕˋ zi1 si6 (loanword) cheese
- 护士 護士 hù shi ㄏㄨˋ ˙ㄕ wu6 si6 nurse
- 道士 dào shì ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ dou6 si2 Daoist priest
- 院士 yuàn shì ㄩㄢˋ ㄕˋ jyun2 si6 scholar
- 隐士 隱士 yǐn shì ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˋ jan2 si6 hermit
- 便士 biàn shì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ bin6 si2 (loanword) pence; penny
Idioms with these characters
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
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- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
- 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˊ bok3 si6 maai5 lou4 (idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point
- 敬贤礼士 敬賢禮士 jìng xián lǐ shì ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕˋ ging3 jin4 lai5 si6 (idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars
- 仁人义士 仁人義士 rén rén yì shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄕˋ jan4 jan4 ji6 si6 those with lofty ideals (idiom)
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- 仁人志士 rén rén zhì shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓˋ ㄕˋ jan4 jan4 zi3 si6 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
- 士农工商 士農工商 shì nóng gōng shāng ㄕˋ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄤ si6 nung4 gung1 soeng1 (idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
- 有识之士 有識之士 yǒu shí zhī shì ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄓ ㄕˋ jau5 sik1 zi1 si6 a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
- 有志之士 yǒu zhì zhī shì ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ ㄓ ㄕˋ jau5 zi3 zi1 si6 (idiom) person committed to a noble cause or ideal
- 招贤纳士 招賢納士 zhāo xián nà shì ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˋ ziu1 jin4 naap6 si6 invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
- 志士仁人 zhì shì rén rén ㄓˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ zi3 si6 jan4 jan4 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals