Characters of the Week 世 and 士
19/03/2018
For the first inclusion of this weekly series of characters, I would like to introduce two high frequency characters that show up in a wide variety of words. Both have the same pronunciation(shì), however their meaning is very different.
士- shì- Character that usually means scholar or soldier
女士- nǚshì– lady
女士们先生们 - nǚshìmenxiānshēngmen
Ladies and Gentlemen!
骑士 - qíshì - knight
骑士是一种高尚的职业- qíshì shì yīzhǒng gāoshàngde zhíyè
Being a knight is a noble profession
人士- rénshì - personage
据业内人士说，未来会给该行业带来很大的改变 - jù yènèi rénshì shuo ， wèilái huì gěi gāi hangyè dàilái hěn dàde gǎibiàn
According to industry insiders, the future holds large changes for this industry
世 - shì - Character that usually means generation or world
世界- shìjiè - world
世界上最有魅力的人 - shìjiè shàng zuì yǒu mèilìde rén
The most charming person in the world
世纪 - shìjì - century
上世纪给世界带来很大的改变 - shàng shìjì gěi shì jiè dài lái hěn dà dí gǎi biàn
The last century brought the world many changes
去世 - qùshì - to die/ pass away
国王已去世，国王万岁 - guówáng yǐ qùshì ， guówáng wànsuì
The king is dead, long live the king
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