jué in 觉得 juéde.shuìyī 睡衣 N pajamas, dressing gown
shùn 顺 TRAD 順 ADJ smooth
shùnbiàn 顺便 [comp: 顺 smooth + 便 convenient] ADV in passing, incidentally ■ 你回家的路 上，顺便
给我买一份晚报，好吗？Nǐ huíjiā de lùshang, shùnbiàn gěi wǒ mǎi yífèn wǎnbào, hǎo ma?
Could you buy me an evening paper on your way home? ■ 顺便说一句，下个月我要请两天 假。
Shùnbiàn shuō yíjù, xià ge yuè wǒ yào qǐng liǎngtiān jià. Incidentally, I’m going to ask for a
couple of days’ leave next month.
shùnlì 顺利 [comp: 顺 smooth + 利 favorable] ADJ smooth, without a hitch, successful ■ 我们的计划 执
行得很顺利。Wǒmen de jìhuà zhíxíng de hěn shùnlì. Our plan has been carried out smoothly. ■
他一生都很顺利。Tā yìshēng dōu hěn shùnlì. All his life has been plain sailing. (→ He has had
an easy life.)
shùnxù 顺序 N sequence, order
shùn 瞬 V wink
shùnjiān 瞬间 N in the twinkling of an eye
shuō 说 TRAD 說 V 1 say, speak ■ 他说今天晚上没 有时间。Tā shuō jīntiān wǎnshang méiyǒu shíjiān.
He said he did not have time this evening. ■ 他说 什么？Tā shuō shénme? What did he say? 2
explain, tell ■ 你说说，这个菜怎么做？Nǐ shuōshuo, zhège cài zěnme zuò? Will you tell me how
to cook this dish? ■ 她很聪明，老师一说 她就懂。Tā hěn cōngmíng, lǎoshī yì shuō tā jiù dǒng.
She is very bright. As soon as the teacher has explained, she understands. 说笑话 shuō xiàohua tell a
joke, kid
shuō bu dìng 说不定 ADV 1 probably, likely 2 not for sure, indefinitely
shuōfú 说服 [v+compl: 说 speak + 服 obey] V 1 persuade ■ 妈妈说服了爸爸提前退休。Māma shuōfú
le bàba tí qián tuìxiū. Mom has persuaded Dad to have an early retirement. 2 convince ■ 他 说的
话没有道理，我没有被说服。Tā shuō de huà méiyǒu dàolǐ, wǒ méiyǒu bèi shuōfú. What he said
was not reasonable; I was not convinced.
shuōhuà 说话 V speak, talk ■ 上课了，不要说 话了。Shàngkè le, bú yào shuōhuà le. Class has
started; don’t talk any more.
shuōhuǎng 说谎 V tell a lie, lie ■ 好孩子是不说 谎的。Hǎo háizi shì b shuōhuǎng de. A good child
does not tell lies.
shuōmíng 说明 [v+compl: 说 say + 明 clear] V & n explain, show; explanation, manual ■ 我来 说明一
下，为什么我最近有时候迟到。Wǒ lái shuōmíng yíxià, wèishénme wǒ zuìjìn yǒu shíhou chídào.
Let me explain why I’ve been sometimes late recently. ■ 这个电脑怎么用，我要看一下说 明。
Zhège diànnǎo zěnme yòng, wǒ yào kàn yíxià shuōmíng. As to how to use this computer, I need to
read the manual.
shuò 硕 TRAD 碩 ADJ large, big
shuòshì 硕士 [modif: 硕 big + 士 scholar] N holder of a master’s degree 硕士学位 shuòshì xuéwèi master’s
degree, masterate
sī 司 V take charge of
sīfǎ 司法 [v+obj: 司 take charge of + 法 law] N administration of justice, judicature 司法机关 sīfǎ jīguān
judicial office, judicial system
sījī 司机 [v+obj: 司 take charge + 机 machine] N (professional) automobile driver, train driver ■ 出 租
汽车司机态度很友好。Chūzū qìchē sījī tàidu hěn yóuhǎo. The taxi driver is very friendly.
sīlìng 司令 N commander, commanding officer
sīlìngbù 司令部 N (military) headquarters
sī 撕 V tear (a piece of paper) 撕得粉碎 sī de fěnsuì tear into tiny pieces, tear up
sī 私 ADJ private
sīrén 私人 [modif: 私 private + 人 person] I ADJ private, personal ■ 私人财产受到法律保护。Sīrén
cáichǎn shòudào fǎlǜ bǎohù. Private property is protected by the law. II N personal relationship ■ 我
和他 只是同事，没有私人关系。Wǒ hé tā zhǐshì tóngshì, méiyǒu sīrén guānxi. He and I are