shí
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How to write (shí) in Chinese

(pinyin: shí, written "shi" or "shi") means ten, tenth; complete; perfect. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • ten, tenth; complete; perfect

Stroke order

Examples

我在二十一楼。
wǒ zài èr shí yī lóu.
I'm on the twenty-first.
十分钟。系好安全带。
shí fēn zhōng. jì hǎo ān quán dài.
Ten minutes. Buckle up.
我二十三岁第一次看见大海。
wǒ èr shí sān suì dì yī cì kàn jiàn dà hǎi.
I saw the ocean for the first time at twenty-three.
我看了看手机,已经七点二十了。
wǒ kàn le kàn shǒu jī, yǐ jīng qī diǎn èr shí le.
I glanced at my phone. It was already seven twenty.
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