sēn 森 N forest
sēnlín 森林 [comp: 森 forest + 林 woods] N forest ■ 防止火灾，保护森林。Fángzhǐ huǒzāi, bǎohù
sēnlín. Prevent fires; protect the forest.
shā 杀 TRAD 殺 V kill, slay, put to death
shā 沙 N sand
shāfā 沙发 N upholstered chair, sofa, couch ■ 他 买了一对单人沙发和一个双人沙发。Tā mǎile yí duì
dānrén shāfā hé yí ge shuāngrén shāfā. He bought a pair of upholstered chairs and a two-seat
sofa.
shāmò 沙漠 [modif: 沙 sand + 漠 desert] N desert ■ 沙漠里最需要的是水。Shāmò li zuì xūyào de shì
shuǐ. In a desert, what is most needed is water.
shātān 沙滩 N sandy beach
shāzi 沙子 [suffix: 沙 sand + 子 nominal suffix] N sand, grit (粒 lì) ■ 我右眼里恐怕有一粒沙子，难
受极了。Wǒ yòuyǎn li kǒngpà yǒu yí lì shāzi, nánshòu jíle. I’m afraid there is a grain of sand in
my right eye. It’s so irritating!
shāchē 刹车 V & N apply the brakes; brake 急刹车 jíshāchē brake suddenly
shá 啥 PRON what 有啥吃啥 yǒu shá chī shá eat whatever you’ve got
NOTE: 啥 shá is a dialectal word, used on very casual occasions.shǎ 傻 ADJ foolish, stupid (ANTONYM 聪明 cōngmíng) ■ 你别看他模样傻，其实一点儿也不 傻。Nǐ bié
kàn tā móyàng shǎ, qíshí yìdiǎnr yě bù shǎ. He may look stupid, but he is actually not at all stupid.
■ 你怎么会相信他？真太傻了！Nǐ zěnme huì xiāngxìn tā? Zhēn tài shǎ le! How could you have
believed him? It was really foolish!
shāi 筛 V sieve, sift
shāixuǎn 筛选 V select through elimination
shài 晒 TRAD 曬 V dry in the sun, bask 晒太阳 shài tàiyang sunbathe
shān 山 N mountain, hill (座 zuò) ■ 这座山真 高啊！Zhè zuò shān zhēn gāo a! How high this
mountain is! ■ 这个美丽的小城，前面是大河， 背后是青山。Zhège měilì de xiǎochéng,
qiánmiàn shì dà hé, bèihòu shì qīng shān. In front of this beautiful town is a big river and behind it
are green hills. 爬山 páshān mountain climbing, mountaineering ■ 星期六我们去爬山吧！Xīngqīliù
wǒmen qù páshān ba! Let’s go mountain climbing this Saturday.
shānmài 山脉 [modif: 山 mountain + 脉 veins and arteries] N mountain range (条 tiáo) ■ 世界 上最大的
山脉一喜马拉雅山脉一在中国。Shìjiè shang zuì dà de shānmài – Xǐmǎlāyǎ shānmài – zài
Zhōngguó. The biggest mountain range in the world—the Himalayas—is in China.
shānshuǐ 山水 N landscape ■ 中国浙江的山水很 美。Zhōngguó Zhèjiāng de shānshuǐ hěn měi. The
landscape in Zhejiang, China, is beautiful. yóu shān wán shuǐ 游山玩水 IDIOM go sightseeing ■ 他有钱，
又有时间，所以经常出国游山玩 水。Tā yǒu qián, yòu yǒu shíjiān, suǒyǐ jīngcháng chūguó
yóu-shān-wán-shuǐ. He’s rich and he’s got the time, so he often goes sightseeing overseas.
shān 衫 N shirt (See chènshān 衬衫.)
shān 删 V delete (words)
shānchú 删除 V delete, remove, cross out
shǎn 闪 N flash
shǎndiàn 闪电 N lightning ■ 昨天夜里又打雷， 又闪电，真吓人。Zuótiān yèli yòu dǎléi, yòu
shǎndiàn, zhēn xiàrén. Last night thunder boomed and lightning flashed. It was really frightening.
shǎnshuò 闪烁 V twinkle, glitter
shàn 扇 I N fan II V wave a fan
shànzi 扇子 N fan（把 bǎ）
shàn 善 ADJ good
shànliáng 善良 [comp: 善 good + 良 good] ADJ kind-hearted, good-hearted