名士 míng shì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ming4 si6
- (old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post)
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名
- 出名 chū míng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ceot1 meng2 well-known for sth
- 匿名 nì míng ㄋㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ nik1 ming4 anonymous
- 名下 míng xià ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ming4 haa6 under sb's name
- 名人 míng rén ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ming4 jan4 personage
- 名利 míng lì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ming4 lei6 fame and profit
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- 名胜 名勝 míng shèng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥˋ ming4 sing3 a place famous for its scenery or historical relics
- 名单 名單 míng dān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ming4 daan1 list of names
- 名堂 míng tang ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄊㄤ ming4 tong4 item (in a program of entertainments)
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 名气 名氣 míng qi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄑㄧ ming4 hei3 reputation; fame
- 名片 míng piàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ming4 pin2 (business) card
- 名牌 míng pái ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄞˊ ming4 paai4 famous brand
- 名称 名稱 míng chēng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥ ming4 cing1 name (of a thing)
- 名义 名義 míng yì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ming4 ji6 name
- 名声 名聲 míng shēng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ming4 sing1 reputation
- 名著 míng zhù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ ming4 zyu3 masterpiece
- 名号 名號 míng hào ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ ming4 hou6 name; title
- 名言 míng yán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ming4 jin4 saying
- 名词 名詞 míng cí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘˊ ming4 ci4 (linguistics) noun
- 名誉 名譽 míng yù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ming4 jyu6 fame
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
- 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)
Idioms with these characters
- 臭名昭彰 chòu míng zhāo zhāng ㄔㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄤ cau3 ming4 ciu1 zoeng1 notorious for his misdeeds (idiom)
- 淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 lei6 not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
- 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gung1 sing4 ming4 zau6 to win success and recognition (idiom)
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- 功名利禄 功名利祿 gōng míng lì lù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ gung1 ming4 lei6 luk6 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
- 沽名钓誉 沽名釣譽 gū míng diào yù ㄍㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˋ gu1 ming4 diu3 jyu6 to angle for fame (idiom)
- 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gau2 joeng5 daai6 ming4 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
- 举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4 world-famous (idiom)
- 浪得虚名 浪得虛名 làng dé xū míng ㄌㄤˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ long6 dak1 heoi1 ming4 to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
- 冒名顶替 冒名頂替 mào míng dǐng tì ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧˋ mou6 ming4 ding2 tai3 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
- 美其名曰 měi qí míng yuē ㄇㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄝ mei5 kei4 ming4 joek6 to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
- 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
Example sentences
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这 這 名士 兵 痛苦 地 呻吟 。
The soldier groaned with pain.
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这 這 名士 兵 被 授予 紫 心 勋 勳 章 。
This soldier was awarded the Purple Heart.
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这 這 名士 兵 在 黑暗 中保 持 戒备 戒備 。
The soldier kept a sharp lookout in the darkness.
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