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绅士

shēn shì · shen shi

Traditional 紳士

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. gentleman
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In a conversation

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The glass door

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)帮(bāng)一位(yīwèi)女生(nǚshēng)开(kāi)门(mén)了(le)。

    Today I opened the door for a woman.

  2. Dengdeng

    她(tā)说(shuō)谢谢(xièxie)了(le)吗(ma)？

    And did she say thank you?

  3. Liangliang

    说(shuō)了(le)！我(wǒ)心(xīn)想(xiǎng)，我(wǒ)真是(zhēnshi)个(gè)绅士(shēnshì)。

    Yes! I thought, I am such a gentleman.

  4. Dengdeng

    真正(zhēnzhèng)的(de)绅士(shēnshì)。然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    A true gentleman. Then what happened?

  5. Liangliang

    然后(ránhòu)我(wǒ)撞到(zhuàngdào)了(le)玻璃门(bōlimén)。

    Then I walked into the glass door.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)个(gè)真(zhēn)正(zhèng)的(de)绅(shēn)士(shì)不(bú)会(huì)出(chū)卖(mài)他(tā)的(de)朋(péng)友(yǒu)。

A true gentleman would not betray his friends.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)看(kàn)上(shang)去(qu)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)十(shí)足(zú)的(de)绅(shēn)士(shì)。

He looks every inch a gentleman.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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