shīqù 失去 [comp: 失 lose + 去 go away] V lose (something valuable) ■ 她渐渐对孩子失去耐 心。Tā
jiànjiàn duì háizi shīqù nàixīn. She is running out of patience with the kids.
shīshì 失事 V have an accident, meet with a disaster ■ 飞机失事了。Fēijī shīshì le. The airplane (The
flight) had an accident.
shīwàng 失望 [v+obj: 失 lose + 望 hope] ADJ disappointed ■ 你们没有完成上个月的生产计划， 我
非常失望。Nǐmen méiyǒu wánchéng shàng ge yuè de shēngchǎn jìhuà, wǒ fēicháng shīwàng. I
am bitterly disappointed that you failed to complete last month’s production plan. 对 ... 失望 duì
... shīwàng be disappointed with ... ■ 我知道，我哥哥和嫂子对他们的孩子很失 望。Wǒ zhīdào,
wǒ gēge hé sǎozi duì tāmende háizi hěn shīwàng. I know my brother and his wife are disappointed
with their children.
shīwù 失误 [comp: 失 lose + 误 make a mistake] V & N miscalculate, muff; miscalculation, muff
shīyè 失业 [v+obj: 失 lose + 业 occupation, employment] V lose one’s job, become unemployed ■ 经济
情况不好，失业的人越来越多。Jīngjì qíngkuàng bù hǎo, shīyè de rén yuèlaiyuè duō. As the
economy is weak, more and more people lose their jobs. ■ 我万一失业了，就再进大学念 书。
Wǒ wànyī shīyè le, jiù zài jìn dàxué niànshū. If I lose my job, I will go back to university to study.
shīzōng 失踪 [v+obj: 失 lose + 踪 foot print] V be missing, disappear 失踪人员 shīzōng rényuán missing
person
shī 师 TRAD 師 N master, teacher
shīfàn 师范 N teachers’ education
shīfàn xuéyuàn 师范学院 N teachers’ college, college of education
shīfu 师傅 [comp: 师 teacher + 傅 tutor] N master worker (位 wèi) ■ 这位师傅技术很高。Zhè wèi
shīfu jìshù hěn gāo. This master worker is highly skilled. ■ 这个机器坏了，要请一位师傅来看
看。Zhège jīqì huàile, yào qǐng yí wèi shīfu lái kànkan. This machine is not working properly. We
need to ask a master worker to come and have a look.
NOTE: 师傅 shīfu is also a polite form of address to a worker. For example, an electrician or mechanic can
be addressed as 师傅 shīfu or, if his family name is 李 Lǐ, 李师傅 Lǐ shīfu.
shī 诗 TRAD 詩 N poem, poetry (首 shǒu) ■ 现在 写诗、读诗的人越来越少了。Xiànzài xiě shī, dú shī
de rén yuèlaiyuè shǎo le. Nowadays fewer and fewer people write or read poems.
shīgē 诗歌 N poem, poetry
shīrén 诗人 N poet
shī 施 V carry out, execute
shīgōng 施工 [v+obj: 施 execute + 工 work] V (construction work) be underway, be in progress ■ 前面
施工，绕道通行。Qiánmiàn shīgōng, rào dào tōngxíng. Road works ahead. Detour.
shījiā 施加 V exert, bring to bear on 对 ... 施加压力 duì ... shījiā yālì put pressure on ...
shīzhǎn 施展 V put to good use, give free play to
shī 狮 TRAD 獅 N lion
shīzi 狮子 [suffix: 狮 lion + 子 nominal suffix] N lion (头 tóu)
shī 湿 TRAD 濕 ADJ damp, wet, (ANTONYM 干 gān) ■ 昨夜下过雨，早上路面还湿着。Zuóyè xiàguo yǔ,
zǎoshang lùmiàn hái shīzhe. It rained last night, so the roads were wet this morning.
shīdù 湿度 [modif: 湿 wet + 度 degree] N humidity
shīrùn 湿润 [comp: 湿 wet + 润 moist] ADJ moist, damp
shī 尸 TRAD 屍 N dead body, corpse
shītǐ 尸体 N dead body, corpse (具 jù)
shí 十 NUMERAL ten 十五 shíwǔ fifteen (15) / 五十 wǔshí fifty (50)
shífēn 十分 [modif: 十 ten + 分 point] ADV one hundred percent, totally, fully ■ 我十分满意。Wǒ shífēn
mǎnyì. I’m totally satisfied. ■ 我十分理解你 们的心情。Wǒ shífēn lǐjiě nǐmen de xīnqíng. I
understand your feelings completely.
shízú 十足 ADV 100 percent, out-and-out