shì

literary
verb

Meaning of

恃 means to rely on; to depend on; to count on. Pronounced shì.

  • to rely on; to depend on; to count on

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Definitions & Examples

yǒu
shì
kǒng

to have nothing to fear because one has something to rely on

shì
cái
ào

to rely on one's talent and look down on others

shì
chǒng
ér
jiāo
 
zuì
zhōng
shī
le
suǒ
yǒu
rén
de
xìn
rèn
 

He relied on favor and became arrogant, eventually losing everyone's trust.

Zuò
rén
néng
shì
qiáng
líng
ruò
 
yīng
gāi
xiāng
zūn
zhòng
 

One should not rely on strength to bully the weak; instead, one should respect each other.

Zhè
wèi
jiāng
jūn
shì
yǒng
qīng
 
dǎo
zhì
le
zhàn
zhēng
de
shī
bài
 

This general relied on his bravery and underestimated the enemy, leading to the failure of the war.