| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 仕 | 仕 | shì | shi4 | to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 将 | ||
| 2 | 仕宦 | 仕宦 | shì huàn | shi4 huan4 | (literary) to serve as an official | ||
| 3 | 仕女 | 仕女 | shì nǚ | shi4 nu:3 | court lady; palace maid; traditional painting of beautiful women | ||
| 4 | 仕途 | 仕途 | shì tú | shi4 tu2 | official career (formal) | ||
| 5 | 仕途多蹇 | 仕途多蹇 | shì tú duō jiǎn | shi4 tu2 duo1 jian3 | official career fraught with difficulties and danger (idiom) | ||
| 6 | 仕途偃蹇 | 仕途偃蹇 | shì tú yǎn jiǎn | shi4 tu2 yan3 jian3 | to have an unsuccessful official career (idiom) |