shì
噬
bite; devour; erode
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Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesverb
to bite; to gnaw
literaryFormal literary usage, more formal than the common verb '咬' (咬).
È恶
gǒu狗
shì噬
rén人
，
dà大
jiā家
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
。
A ferocious dog bites people, everyone should be careful.
Tā他
bèi被
shé蛇
shì噬
le了
jiǎo脚
huái踝
，
jí急
máng忙
qù去
yī医
yuàn院
。
He was bitten on the ankle by a snake and hurried to the hospital.
verb
to devour; to swallow
literaryOften used to describe large-scale consumption or erosion, can be literal or metaphorical.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
shì噬
huǐ毁
le了
yán沿
àn岸
de的
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
The flood devoured and destroyed the villages along the bank.
Shā沙
mò漠
bú不
duàn断
shì噬
shí蚀
zhè着
piàn这
lǜ片
zhōu绿
洲
。
The desert is steadily eroding this oasis.
verb
to retaliate; to bite back
neutralCommonly used in the fixed phrase 反噬, referring to attacking back the person who helped you.
Tā他
hǎo好
xīn心
jiù救
le了
huài坏
rén人
，
què却
bèi被
fǎn反
shì噬
yī一
kǒu口
。
He kindly saved a villain but was bitten back in turn.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wàng忘
ēn恩
fǎn反
shì噬
de的
xíng行
wéi为
ràng让
rén人
bù不
chǐ齿
。
This kind of ungrateful retaliatory behavior is despised by people.