西施 Xī shī ㄒㄧ ㄕ sai1 si1
- Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄩˇ , given by King Gou Jian 勾践 勾踐 Gōu Jiàn ㄍㄡ ㄐㄧㄢˋ of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
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西
- 东西 東西 dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ dung1 sai1 thing
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 西南 xī nán ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ sai1 naam4 southwest
- 西方 Xī fāng ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ sai1 fong1 the West
- 西服 xī fú ㄒㄧ ㄈㄨˊ sai1 fuk6 suit
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- 西洋 Xī yáng ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ sai1 joeng4 the West (Europe and North America)
- 西瓜 xī guā ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ sai1 gwaa1 watermelon
- 西装 西裝 xī zhuāng ㄒㄧ ㄓㄨㄤ sai1 zong1 suit
- 西边 西邊 xī biān ㄒㄧ ㄅㄧㄢ sai1 bin1 west
- 西部 xī bù ㄒㄧ ㄅㄨˋ sai1 bou6 western part
- 西医 西醫 xī yī ㄒㄧ ㄧ sai1 ji1 Western medicine
- 西餐 xī cān ㄒㄧ ㄘㄢ sai1 caan1 Western-style food
- 西红柿 西紅柿 xī hóng shì ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ sai1 hung4 ci2 tomato
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 西班牙语 西班牙語 Xī bān yá yǔ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄩˇ sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jyu5 Spanish language
- 中西 Zhōng Xī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ zung1 sai1 China and the West
- 以西 yǐ xī ㄧˇ ㄒㄧ ji5 sai1 to the west of (suffix)
- 偏西 piān xī ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ pin1 sai1 inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)
- 杰西 傑西 Jié xī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧ git6 sai1 Jesse (name)
施
- 实施 實施 shí shī ㄕˊ ㄕ sat6 si1 to implement
- 措施 cuò shī ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕ cou3 si1 measure
- 施加 shī jiā ㄕ ㄐㄧㄚ si1 gaa1 to exert (effort or pressure)
- 施压 施壓 shī yā ㄕ ㄧㄚ si1 aat3 to pressure
- 施工 shī gōng ㄕ ㄍㄨㄥ si1 gung1 construction
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- 施肥 shī féi ㄕ ㄈㄟˊ si1 fei4 to apply fertilizer
- 施行 shī xíng ㄕ ㄒㄧㄥˊ si1 hang4 to put in place
- 设施 設施 shè shī ㄕㄜˋ ㄕ cit3 si1 facilities
- 兼施 jiān shī ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕ gim1 si1 using several (methods)
- 布施 bù shī ㄅㄨˋ ㄕ bou3 si1 Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
- 恩施 Ēn shī ㄣ ㄕ jan1 si1 see 恩施土家族苗族自治州
- 惠施 Huì Shī ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄕ wai6 si1 Hui Shi, also known as Hui-zi 惠子(c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians 名家 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 施主 shī zhǔ ㄕ ㄓㄨˇ si1 zyu2 benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson)
- 施予 shī yǔ ㄕ ㄩˇ si1 jyu5 variant of 施与
- 施事 shī shì ㄕ ㄕˋ si1 si6 (linguistics) agent; doer
- 施以 shī yǐ ㄕ ㄧˇ si1 ji5 to inflict (punishment)
- 施展 shī zhǎn ㄕ ㄓㄢˇ si1 zin2 to use fully
- 施恩 shī ēn ㄕ ㄣ si1 jan1 to confer a favor on sb
- 施惠 shī huì ㄕ ㄏㄨㄟˋ si1 wai6 to give charity to sb
- 施打 shī dǎ ㄕ ㄉㄚˇ si1 daa2 to inject (a vaccine etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 拆东补西 拆東補西 chāi dōng bǔ xī ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ caak3 dung1 bou2 sai1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
- 东奔西跑 東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄆㄠˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 paau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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- 东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄞ dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
- 东拉西扯 東拉西扯 dōng lā xī chě ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄜˇ dung1 laai1 sai1 ce2 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 东鳞西爪 東鱗西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄠˇ dung1 leon4 sai1 zaau2 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
- 东拼西凑 東拼西湊 dōng pīn xī còu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄡˋ dung1 ping3 sai1 cau3 (idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources
- 东讨西征 東討西征 dōng tǎo xī zhēng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄥ dung1 tou2 sai1 zing1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 东兔西乌 東兔西烏 dōng tù xī wū ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ㄨ dung1 tou3 sai1 wu1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
- 东掩西遮 東掩西遮 dōng yǎn xī zhē ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄜ dung1 jim2 sai1 ze1 to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 东施效颦 東施效顰 Dōng Shī xiào pín ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
- 恩威兼施 ēn wēi jiān shī ㄣ ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕ jan1 wai1 gim1 si1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
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- 发号施令 發號施令 fā hào shī lìng ㄈㄚ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 hou6 si1 ling6 to boss people around (idiom)
- 付诸实施 付諸實施 fù zhū shí shī ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨ ㄕˊ ㄕ fu6 zyu1 sat6 si1 to put into practice
- 逆行倒施 nì xíng dào shī ㄋㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕ jik6 hang4 dou2 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 施粥舍饭 施粥捨飯 shī zhōu shě fàn ㄕ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄜˇ ㄈㄢˋ si1 zuk1 se2 faan6 to provide alms and rice (idiom)
- 无计可施 無計可施 wú jì kě shī ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ mou4 gai3 ho2 si1 lit. to have no strategy to apply (idiom)
- 因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào ㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ ㄕ ㄐㄧㄠˋ jan1 coi4 si1 gaau3 (idiom) to teach in accordance with the student's aptitude; to tailor instruction to the individual student
Example sentences
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情人 眼 里 裡 出 西施 。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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