Chinese Word: 疏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

疏HSK 6

Pinyin: shū

English Definition: to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation); not close; to neglect; negligent; to present a memorial to the Emperor; commentary; annotation

Chinese Definition:
①去掉阻塞使通畅：疏导。疏通。疏浚。疏解。
②分散：疏散。仗义疏财。
③事物间距离大，空隙大，与“密”相对：疏密。疏松。疏朗。疏旷。疏阔。疏落。稀疏。天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
④不亲密，关系远的：亲疏。疏远。
⑤不细密，忽略：疏忽。
⑥空虚：志大才疏。
⑦不熟悉：生疏。
⑧粗劣：疏食。疏粝。
⑨古同“蔬”，蔬菜。
⑩分条说明的文字：上疏(臣子向帝王分条陈述的意见书)。奏疏。注疏(对古书的注解和对注解的注释)。
⑾僧道拜忏时所焚化的祝告文。
⑿姓氏。

Antonyms: 密亲

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 疋

Ideographic: Walking 疋 through uncultivated land 㐬

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 疋 [ pǐ ] roll, bolt of cloth; foot
- 㐬 [ liú ] pennant; wild, barren, uncultivated

Similar Characters: 鋶

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Example Words

疏导	shū dǎo	to dredge; to open up a path for; to remove obstructions; to clear the way; to enlighten; persuasion
疏通	shū tōng	to unblock; to dredge; to clear the way; to get things flowing; to facilitate; to mediate; to lobby; to explicate (a text)
疏散	shū sàn	to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; to relax
疏远	shū yuǎn	to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement	HSK 6
稀疏	xī shū	sparse; infrequent; thinly spread

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1		tā 他 yīn wèi 因为 shū hu dà yì 疏忽大意 cuò guò 错过 le 了 lǐ bài 礼拜 yí shì 仪式。 He missed the worship service because of carelessness.
2		huǒ shān 火山 pēn fā 喷发 dǎo zhì 导致 dāng dì 当地 jū mín 居民 dà pī 大批 shū sàn 疏散。 The volcanic eruption caused a large number of local residents to evacuate.
3		yǒu 有 zhēn chéng 真诚 de 的 yǒu yì 友谊， jí shǐ 即使 jù lí 距离 hěn yuàn 很远 yě 也 bú huì 不会 shū lí 疏离。 Genuine friendship will not be estranged even if the distance is far.
4		tā 他 de 的 shū hu 疏忽 dǎo zhì 导致 chǎn pǐn 产品 zhì liàng 质量 wèn tí 问题， tā 他 yīng gāi 应该 wèi cǐ 为此 fù zé 负责。 His neglect led to quality issues with the product, and he should be held responsible for this.
5		tā men 他们 jiāo wǎng 交往 le 了 wǔ nián 五年， dàn 但 guò qù 过去 de 的 yī nián 一年 lǐ 里 gǎn qíng 感情 yǐ jīng 已经 biàn de 变得 shū yuǎn 疏远 le 了。 They had been dating for five years, but their relationship has become estranged in the past year.

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1		tā 他 yīn wèi 因为 shū hu dà yì 疏忽大意 cuò guò 错过 le 了 lǐ bài 礼拜 yí shì 仪式。 He missed the worship service because of carelessness.
2		huǒ shān 火山 pēn fā 喷发 dǎo zhì 导致 dāng dì 当地 jū mín 居民 dà pī 大批 shū sàn 疏散。 The volcanic eruption caused a large number of local residents to evacuate.
3		yǒu 有 zhēn chéng 真诚 de 的 yǒu yì 友谊， jí shǐ 即使 jù lí 距离 hěn yuàn 很远 yě 也 bú huì 不会 shū lí 疏离。 Genuine friendship will not be estranged even if the distance is far.
4		tā 他 de 的 shū hu 疏忽 dǎo zhì 导致 chǎn pǐn 产品 zhì liàng 质量 wèn tí 问题， tā 他 yīng gāi 应该 wèi cǐ 为此 fù zé 负责。 His neglect led to quality issues with the product, and he should be held responsible for this.
5		tā men 他们 jiāo wǎng 交往 le 了 wǔ nián 五年， dàn 但 guò qù 过去 de 的 yī nián 一年 lǐ 里 gǎn qíng 感情 yǐ jīng 已经 biàn de 变得 shū yuǎn 疏远 le 了。 They had been dating for five years, but their relationship has become estranged in the past year.

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