shì

archaic
noun
technical

Meaning of 士女

士女 means unmarried men and women (in ancient times); later generally referring to men and women; painted figures of ladies; traditional Chinese paintings depicting women (same as 仕女). Pronounced shì nǚ.

  • unmarried men and women (in ancient times); later generally referring to men and women
  • painted figures of ladies; traditional Chinese paintings depicting women (same as 仕女)

Definitions & Examples

dài
shì
chéng
nián
hòu
fāng
chéng
hūn
 

In ancient times, men and women could only marry after reaching adulthood.

Shì
wǎng
lái
 
jiē
shàng
shí
fēn
nao
 

Men and women coming and going made the street very lively.

Huà
zhōng
shì
mèi
piāo
piāo
 
shēng
 

The men and women in the painting have flowing sleeves and look vividly alive.

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Primary
/ duì
/ qún