What does 贤士 mean in Chinese?

贤士 (xián shì) means "virtuous person; a man of merit" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 贤士?

贤士 is pronounced "xián shì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

贤士 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

贤士 is made up of the characters 贤, 士. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 贤士 using our stroke order tool.

贤士

xián shì

virtuous person; a man of merit

Traditional: 賢士

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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