示 (shì) means Show (demonstrate). Below are 24 of the 41 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请出 示 您的登机牌。
Qǐng chūshì nín de dēngjīpái.
Please show your boarding pass.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 登机牌
进门要出 示 学生证。
Jìn mén yào chūshì xuéshēngzhèng.
You must show your student card to enter.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 出示
他公开表 示 了支持。
Tā gōngkāi biǎoshì le zhīchí.
He publicly expressed his support.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 公开
数据显 示 他说得对。
Shùjù xiǎnshì tā shuō de duì.
The data shows he was right.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 显示
屏幕上显 示 着时间。
Píngmù shàng xiǎnshì zhe shíjiān.
The time is displayed on the screen.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 显示
办手续要出 示 证件。
Bàn shǒuxù yào chūshì zhèngjiàn.
You must show identification to complete the formalities.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 证件
这个符号表 示 大于。
Zhège fúhào biǎoshì dàyú.
This symbol means greater than.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 符号
他用沉默表 示 抗议。
Tā yòng chénmò biǎoshì kàngyì.
He expressed his protest by staying silent.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 抗议
老师先 示 范了一遍。
Lǎoshī xiān shìfàn le yí biàn.
The teacher demonstrated it once first.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 示范
他点点头，表 示 同意。
Tā diǎndiǎn tóu, biǎoshì tóngyì.
He nodded to show that he agreed.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 表示
失败往往能带来启 示 。
Shībài wǎngwǎng néng dàilái qǐshì.
Failure often brings enlightenment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启示
他请 示 后才做了决定。
Tā qǐngshì hòu cái zuò le juédìng.
He only made the decision after asking for instructions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 请示
我想表 示 一下我的感谢。
Wǒ xiǎng biǎoshì yíxià wǒ de gǎnxiè.
I would like to express my thanks.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 表示
他对判决结果表 示 不服。
Tā duì pànjué jiéguǒ biǎoshì bùfú.
He said he did not accept the verdict.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 判决
这件事要先向领导请 示 。
Zhè jiàn shì yào xiān xiàng lǐngdǎo qǐngshì.
Instructions must be sought from the leadership on this first.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 请示
屏幕上出现了一行提 示 。
Píngmù shang chūxiàn le yì háng tíshì.
A line of prompt text appeared on the screen.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 提示
他按照上级的指 示 行事。
Tā ànzhào shàngjí de zhǐshì xíngshì.
He acted on his superior's instructions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指示
这个村子是全县的 示 范村。
Zhège cūnzi shì quán xiàn de shìfàn cūn.
This village is the model village for the whole county.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 示范
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From the travel phrasebook
请出 示 证件。
Qǐng chūshì zhèngjiàn.
Please show your ID.
Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro
请出 示 付款码。
Qǐng chūshì fùkuǎnmǎ.
Please show your payment code.
Travel phrasebook · Paying and mobile payment
我需要请 示 一下。
Wǒ xūyào qǐngshì yíxià.
I'll need to check with my manager.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
示 appears in 41 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 示
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Questions about 示
How is 示 used in a sentence?
This page shows 41 sentences using 示 (shì, "Show (demonstrate)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 示 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 示 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 示?
The dictionary page for 示 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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