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  si1   jyutping
  shi1   pinyin
[1] bestow; grant; hand out
[2] bring/put into effect; execute
[3] apply; use; add




verb
Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: (#70)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 8998 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Nov 2009 13:56

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detail  si1 zin2  shi1 zhan3 = to use to the fullest; to maximise usage
detail  sat6 si1  shi2 shi1 = bring into effect; initiate
detail  si1 gaa1  shi1 jia1 = exert on
detail  si1 gung1  shi1 gong1 = to do work on a construction
detail  si1 fei4  shi1 fei2 = to fertilize; to add fertilizer
detail  cit3 si1  she4 shi1 = facilities; installation
detail  cou3 si1  cuo4 shi1 = measure (policy); step; action (to be taken)
detail  si1 hang4  shi1 xing2 = [1] to put in place, put into practice; [2] take effect
detail  si1 zing3   = administration
detail  si1 aat3   = to exert pressure
detail  si1 gaa1 aat3 lik6  shi1 jia1 ya1 li4 = forcing, exert pressure, "turning the screws on"
detail  bou2 wu6 cou3 si1  bao3 hu4 cuo4 shi1 = a safeguard
detail  co1 bou6 cou3 si1  chu1 bu4 cuo4 shi1 = [n] preliminary
detail  coi2 ceoi2 cou3 si1  cai3 qu3 cuo4 shi1 = to adopt a measure
detail  hat6 cit3 si1  he2 she4 shi1 = nuclear facility; nuclear installation
detail  gei1 co2 cit3 si1  ji1 chu3 she4 shi1 = infrastructure
detail  sang1 caan2 cit3 si1  sheng1 chan3 she4 shi1 = production facility
detail  si1 se5; si1 se3  shi1 she3 = the rise and fall; a resting place
detail  si1 se2  shi1 she3 = to give alms
detail  on1 cyun4 cou3 si1  an1 quan2 cuo4 shi1 = safety measures, safety precautions
detail  jyu6 fong4 cou3 si1  yu4 fang2 cuo4 shi1 = protective step; protective measure
detail  jan4 kwan4 gun2 lei5 cou3 si1   = crowd-control measures
detail  bou2 on1 cou3 si1   = security measures
detail  si1 faat3  shi1 fa3 = [v] to bewitch
detail  jim4 lai6 cou3 si1   = drastic measures
detail  syu1 wun6 cou3 si1  shu1 huan3 cuo4 shi1 = relief measures
detail  si1 zaap6  shi1 xi2 = make a suprise attack on
detail  faat3 hou6 si1 ling6  fa2 hao4 shi1 ling4 = issue orders; boss people around
detail  bok6 si1 zi1 fan2  bo2 shi1 zhi1 fen3 = apply a light layer of makeup
detail 西  cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 jau5 sai1 si1  qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 you3 xi1 shi1 = beauty is in the eye of the beholder
detail  lei5 si1 dak1 lam4  li3 shi1 de2 lin2 = Listerine
detail  si1 fong3   = to set off; to launch
detail  jan1 coi4 si1 gaau3  yin1 cai2 shi1 jiao4 = teach according to each students aptitude
detail  si1 wai6  shi1 hui4 = bestow favours
detail  si1 gaau3  shi1 jiao4 = teach; instruct
detail  si1 ji1  shi1 yi1 = provide the poor with free medical treatment
detail  si1 zau3  shi1 zhou4 = cast a spell
detail  si1 jan1  shi1 en1 = grant favours
detail  jyun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1  ruan3 ying4 jian1 shi1 = hard and soft tactics
detail  sau6 bou2 zoeng3 gaam1 duk1 dik1 cit3 si1  shou4 bao3 zhang4 jian1 du1 de5 she4 shi1 = safeguarded facility
detail  jan1 si1  en1 shi1 = Enshi (city in Hubei)
detail  jan1 si1 dei6 keoi1  en1 shi1 di4 qu1 = Enshi district (district in Hubei)
detail  si1 bing2  shi1 bing3 = Shibing (place in Guizhou)
detail  si1 din6  shi1 dian4 = Shidian (place in Yunnan)
detail  ou3 si1 hong1 ding6   = Oxycontin
detail 西  sai1 si1  xi1 shi1 = Xi Shi, one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China; a beautiful woman
detail 西  cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1  qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1 = love is blind
detail  dung1 si1  dong1 shi1 = an ugly woman
detail  gei2 so2 bat1 juk6, mat6 si1 jyu1 jan4  ji3 suo3 bu4*2 yu4, wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2 = do unto others as you would have them do unto you
detail  mou4 gai3 ho2 si1  wu2 ji4 ke3 shi1 = to have no plan or strategy to implement
detail  si1 bou6  shi1 bao4 = use violence; rape
detail  lok6 si1 wui6*2  le4 shi1 hui4 = Oxfam (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief)
detail  aa3 zau1 gei1 co2 cit3 si1 tau4 zi1 ngan4 hong4  ja4 1 ji1 chu3 she4 shi1 tou2 zi1 yin2 hang2 = Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
detail  cung5 si1 gu3 gei6  zhong4 shi1 gu4 ji4 = up to one's old tricks
detail  baak3 si4 mei5 si1 gwai3 bou2  bai3 shi2 mei3 shi1 gui4 bao3 = Bristol-Myers Squibb
detail  bit1 zi6 to5 si1 gwai3 bou2  bi4 zhi4 tuo3 shi1 gui4 bao3 = Bristol-Myers Squibb
detail  loeng4 lok3 si1  liang2 luo4 shi1 = Isabella Leong
detail  si1 ji6 naam4  shi1 yi4 nan2 = Eli Si
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