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绅士 (shēn shì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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绅士 (shēn shì): Gentleman (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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绅士 consists of 2 characters.

a gentleman's sash or girdle

scholar; gentleman; warrior; social stratum

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 绅士.

Words with 士

博士bó shìHSK 4
护士hù shiHSK 4
硕士shuò shìHSK 4
人士rén shì
士兵shì bīng
士气shì qì
女士nǚ shì
学士xué shì

How to Use 绅士 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 绅士 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith英国

Yīng英

guó国

shēn绅

shì士

neutral

English gentleman

Prepositional Phrasewith像

xiàng像

shēn绅

shì士

yí一

yàng样

Measure Word + Nounwith位

yí一

wèi位

shēn绅

shì士

Noun + Nounwith风度

shēn绅

shì士

fēng风

dù度

Example Sentences with 绅士

tā他

shì是

yī一

wèi位

shēn绅

shì士

。

neutral

like a gentleman

neutral

a gentleman

formal

gentlemanly demeanor

He is a gentleman.

Nà那

wèi位

lǎo老

shēn绅

shì士

zǒng总

shì是

wèi为

nǚ女

shì士

kāi开

mén门

，

fēi非

cháng常

yǒu有

lǐ礼

mào貌

。

That old gentleman always opens the door for ladies, he is very polite.

jìn尽

guǎn管

yì意

jiàn见

xiāng相

zuǒ左

，

tā他

réng仍

yǐ以

shēn绅

shì士

de的

fēng风

dù度

nài耐

xīn心

qīng倾

tīng听

duì对

fāng方

de的

lùn论

shù述

。

Despite disagreeing, he patiently listened to the other party's arguments with the demeanor of a gentleman.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

zài在

gōng公

gòng共

chǎng场

hé合

bǎo保

chí持

shēn绅

shì士

de的

yí仪

tài态

shì是

jī基

běn本

xiū修

yǎng养

ma吗

？

Don't you think maintaining a gentleman's demeanor in public is a basic form of cultivation?

zhè这

wèi位

shēn绅

shì士

zǒng总

shì是

hěn很

yǒu有

lǐ礼

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

shì是

gè个

shēn绅

shì士

，

zhè这

wèi位

lǎo老

pài派

shēn绅

shì士

bù不

jǐn仅

xué学

zài在

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

tā他

biǎo表

xiàn现

dé得

xiàng

zài在

diàn电

tī梯

lǐ里

yù遇

dào到

tóng同

shì事

，

tā

mào貌

。

This gentleman is always very polite.

bèi

背

dì地

lǐ里

què却

jīng经

cháng常

sàn散

bù布

bù不

shí实

de的

liú流

yán言

。

He appears to be a gentleman on the surface, but behind the scenes, he often spreads unfounded rumors.

shí识

yuān渊

bó博

，

dài待

rén人

jiē接

wù物

yě也

jí极

fù富

tóng同

lǐ理

xīn心

。

This old-school gentleman is not only erudite but also shows great empathy in his interactions with others.

像

gè个

zhēn真

zhèng正

de的

shēn绅

shì士

，

zhǔ主

dòng动

wèi为

nǚ女

shì士

kāi开

mén门

。

At the party, he behaved like a true gentleman by opening the door for the ladies.

他

zǒng总

huì会

xiàng像

shēn绅

shì士

yí一

yàng样

cè侧

shēn身

ràng让

nǚ女

shì士

xiān先

xíng行

。

When meeting colleagues in the elevator, he always steps aside like a gentleman to let the ladies go first.