贤士 賢士
贤士 賢士 xián shì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ jin4 si6
- virtuous person
- a man of merit
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贤 賢
- 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sing3 jin4 a sage
- 先贤 先賢 xiān xián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sin1 jin4 (literary) ancient sage
- 前贤 前賢 qián xián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ cin4 jin4 sages of the past; worthy predecessors
- 奉贤 奉賢 Fèng xián ㄈㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ fung6 jin4 Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
- 普贤 普賢 Pǔ xián ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ pou2 jin4 Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
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- 贤人 賢人 xián rén ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ jin4 jan4 great person of the past
- 贤劳 賢勞 xián láo ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄠˊ jin4 lou4 diligent
- 贤妻 賢妻 xián qī ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ jin4 cai1 (old) perfect wife
- 贤弟 賢弟 xián dì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ jin4 dai6 worthy little brother
- 贤惠 賢惠 xián huì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jin4 wai6 variant of 贤慧
- 贤慧 賢慧 xián huì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jin4 wai6 (of a wife) wise and kind
- 贤才 賢才 xián cái ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ jin4 coi4 a genius
- 贤明 賢明 xián míng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jin4 ming4 wise and capable; sagacious
- 贤淑 賢淑 xián shū ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨ jin4 suk6 (of a woman) virtuous
- 贤王 賢王 xián wáng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ jin4 wong4 sage kings
- 贤相 賢相 xián xiàng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jin4 soeng3 sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
- 贤能 賢能 xián néng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ jin4 nang4 sage
- 贤良 賢良 xián liáng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ jin4 loeng4 (of a man) able and virtuous
- 贤达 賢達 xián dá ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄚˊ jin4 daat6 prominent and worthy personage
- 进贤 進賢 Jìn xián ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zeon3 jin4 see 进贤县
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
- 妒能害贤 妒能害賢 dù néng hài xián ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dou3 nang4 hoi6 jin4 jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
- 见贤思齐 見賢思齊 jiàn xián sī qí ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙ ㄑㄧˊ gin3 jin4 si1 cai4 see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous
- 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
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- 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
- 嫉贤妒能 嫉賢妒能 jí xián dù néng ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ zat6 jin4 dou3 nang4 (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented
- 求贤若渴 求賢若渴 qiú xián ruò kě ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ kau4 jin4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
- 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 任贤使能 任賢使能 rèn xián shǐ néng ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˇ ㄋㄥˊ jam6 jin4 si2 nang4 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 圣经贤传 聖經賢傳 shèng jīng xián zhuàn ㄕㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ sing3 ging1 jin4 zyun6 lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
- 推贤让能 推賢讓能 tuī xián ràng néng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄤˋ ㄋㄥˊ teoi1 jin4 joeng6 nang4 to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (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
- 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)
- 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
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- 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