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威尔士
Wēi ěr shì
Pinyin
Definition
威尔士
-
Wēi ěr shì
Wales, constituent nation of UK
Character Decomposition
威
厂
戈
一
女
尔
⺈
小
士
士
Related Words
(20)
人士
rén shì
1
person
2
figure
3
public figure
助威
zhù wēi
1
to cheer for
2
to encourage
3
to boost the morale of
勇士
yǒng shì
1
a warrior
2
a brave person
博士
bó shì
1
doctor
2
court academician (in feudal China)
3
Ph.D.
士兵
shì bīng
1
soldier
2
CL:個|个[gè]
女士
nu:3 shì
1
lady
2
madam
3
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
4
Miss
5
Ms
威尼斯
Wēi ní sī
1
Venice
2
Venezia
威武
wēi wǔ
1
might
2
formidable
威胁
wēi xié
1
to threaten
2
to menace
战士
zhàn shì
1
fighter
2
soldier
3
warrior
4
CL:個|个[gè]
瑞士
Ruì shì
1
Switzerland
男士
nán shì
1
man
2
gentleman
的士
dī shì
1
taxi (loanword)
绅士
shēn shì
1
gentleman
芝士
zhī shì
1
cheese (loanword)
卫士
wèi shì
1
guardian
2
defender
护士
hù shi
1
nurse
2
CL:個|个[gè]
骑士
qí shì
1
horseman
2
cavalryman
3
knight (i.e. European nobility)
4
(Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
亚里士多德
Yà lǐ shì duō dé
1
Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher
侠士
xiá shì
1
knight-errant
Idioms
(13)
仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì
1
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
1
those with lofty ideals (idiom)
2
men of vision
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
1
tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
1
lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
2
idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ
1
to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
威震天下
wēi zhèn tiān xià
1
to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
志士仁人
zhì shì rén rén
1
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
1
to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì
1
invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì
1
to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
有识之士
yǒu shí zhī shì
1
a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
1
lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
耀武扬威
yào wǔ yáng wēi
1
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
2
to bluff
3
to bluster
Sample Sentences