Usage of the character 施

Hui Shi, also known as Hui-zi 惠子 ( Huìzi)(c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians 名家 ( Míngjiā) during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

shīgōng

施工

[施工]

construction
to carry out construction or large-scale repairs

shīzhǔ

施主

[施主]

benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson)
donor (semiconductor)

shīyā

施压

[施壓]

to pressure

shījiā

施加

[施加]

to exert (effort or pressure)

shībào

施暴

[施暴]

to use violence; to attack; to assault

shīyǔ

施与

[施與]

to donate
to give
to grant
to distribute
to administer

Shīlè

施乐

[施樂]

Xerox

Shīdiàn

施甸

[施甸]

Shidian county in Baoshan 保山 ( Bǎoshān), Yunnan

shī'ēn

施恩

[施恩]

to confer a favor on sb
to confer a benefit

shīyǐ

施以

[施以]

to inflict (punishment)
to provide (training etc)
to apply (pressure etc)

Shī Láng

施琅

[施琅]

Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing Dynasties

shīlǐ

施礼

[施禮]

to salute
to greet

shīxǐ

施洗

[施洗]

baptize

Enshī

恩施

[恩施]

Enshi prefecture-level city in southwest Hubei, capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ( Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)

bùshī

布施

[布施]

Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)

shīhuì

施惠

[施惠]

to give charity to sb
to oblige

shèshī

设施

[設施]

facilities
installation

shīzhì

施治

[施治]

to apply a treatment; to undertake a therapy

shīdǎ

施打

[施打]

to inject (a vaccine etc)

cuòshī

措施

[措施]

measure
step
CL:個／个 (gè)

shīféi

施肥

[施肥]

to spread manure
to apply fertilizer

jiānshī

兼施

[兼施]

using several (methods)

Xīshī

西施

[西施]

Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 (sìdàměinü), given by King Gou Jian 勾踐／勾践 ( Gōu Jiàn) of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu

Shībǐng

施秉

[施秉]

Shibing county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

shīshí

施食

[施食]

to give food (as a charity)
"feeding the hungry ghosts" (Buddhist ceremony)

shíshī

实施

[實施]

to implement
to carry out

Enshī Shì

恩施市

[恩施市]

Enshi prefecture-level city in Hubei, capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ( Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)

shīnüèpǐ

施虐癖

[施虐癖]

sadism (fetish)

shíshīlì

实施例

[實施例]

(patent) implementation; embodiment

Lèshīhuì

乐施会

[樂施會]

Oxfam (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief)

xīshīquǎn

西施犬

[西施犬]

shih tzu (dog breed)

Shī Míngdé

施明德

[施明德]

Shih Ming-teh (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨／民进党, in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁／陈水扁 ( Chén Shuǐbiǎn)

Shīmìtè

施密特

[施密特]

Schmidt or Schmitt (surname)

Shībǐngxiàn

施秉县

[施秉縣]

Shibing county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

Enshīxiàn

恩施县

[恩施縣]

Enshi county in southwest Hubei

Shīdiànxiàn

施甸县

[施甸縣]

Shidian county in Baoshan 保山 ( Bǎoshān), Yunnan

Shī Nài'ān

施耐庵

[施耐庵]

Shi Nai'an (1296-1371), author of Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh 水滸傳／水浒传 ( Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn)

shīnüèzhě

施虐者

[施虐者]

abuser
(in sadomasochism) dominant partner

Shīwǎbù

施瓦布

[施瓦布]

Schwab (name)

shīshìzhě

施事者

[施事者]

(linguistics) agent; doer

héshèshī

核设施

[核設施]

nuclear facility
nuclear installation

shīnüèkuáng

施虐狂

[施虐狂]

sadism (psychiatry)

Shīluódé

施罗德

[施羅德]

Schröder (name)
Gerhard Schröder (1944-), German SPD politician, Chancellor 1998-2005

Shīwǎxīngé

施瓦辛格

[施瓦辛格]

Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011

shēngchǎnshèshī

生产设施

[生產設施]

production facility

píngquáncuòshī

平权措施

[平權措施]

affirmative action

bīnglang Xīshī

槟榔西施

[檳榔西施]

(Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth

ēnwēijiānshī

恩威兼施

[恩威兼施]

to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)

shīgōngdānwèi

施工单位

[施工單位]

unit in charge of construction
builder

shīzhǔnéngjí

施主能级

[施主能級]

donor level (semiconductor)

ruǎnyìngjiānshī

软硬兼施

[軟硬兼施]

use both carrot and stick
use gentle methods and force
an iron hand in a velvet glove

nìxíngdàoshī

逆行倒施

[逆行倒施]

to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
to try to turn back history
a perverse way of doing things

yìngjícuòshī

应急措施

[應急措施]

emergency measure

yīncáishījiào

因材施教

[因材施教]

(idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability

cǎiqǔcuòshī

采取措施

[採取措施]

to adopt measures
to take steps

shīnüèshòunüè

施虐受虐

[施虐受虐]

sado-masochism

Shītèláosī

施特劳斯

[施特勞斯]

Strauss (name)
Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer

Dōng Shīxiàopín

东施效颦

[東施效顰]

lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself

Shīxǐ Yuēhàn

施洗约翰

[施洗約翰]

John the Baptist

wújìkěshī

无计可施

[無計可施]

no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end
at the end of one's tether
powerless

yǒuxiàocuòshī

有效措施

[有效措施]

effective action

yùfángcuòshī

预防措施

[預防措施]

protective step
protective measure

lèshànhàoshī

乐善好施

[樂善好施]

kind and charitable

fùzhūshíshī

付诸实施

[付諸實施]

to put into practice
to carry out (idiom)

shūsàncuòshī

疏散措施

[疏散措施]

evacuation
measures to evacuate a building in an emergency

jiànzhīshíshī

见之实施

[見之實施]

to put into effect (idiom)

biànzhèngshīzhì

辨证施治

[辨證施治]

diagnosis and treatment based on an overall analysis of the illness and the patient's condition

gōnggòngshèshī

公共设施

[公共設施]

public facilities; infrastructure

shēnghuóshèshī

生活设施

[生活設施]

living facilities

shīzhèngbàogào

施政报告

[施政報告]

administrative report

fāhàoshīlìng

发号施令

[發號施令]

to boss people around (idiom)

shīzhōushěfàn

施粥舍饭

[施粥捨飯]

to provide alms and rice (idiom)

jūnshìshèshī

军事设施

[軍事設施]

military installations

ānquáncuòshī

安全措施

[安全措施]

safety feature
security measure

jīchǔshèshī

基础设施

[基礎設施]

infrastructure

dàoxíngnìshī

倒行逆施

[倒行逆施]

to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
to try to turn back history
a perverse way of doing things

Shītài'ěrmǎkè

施泰尔马克

[施泰爾馬克]

Styria (Steiermark), province of Austria

Shīxǐzhě Yuēhàn

施洗者约翰

[施洗者約翰]

John the Baptist

shùzìdǎolǎnshèshī

数字导览设施

[數字導覽設施]

digital navigation equipment

Anuò· Shīwǎxīngé

阿诺·施瓦辛格

[阿諾·施瓦辛格]

Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011
also written 阿諾德·施瓦辛格／阿诺德·施瓦辛格 ( Anuòdé· Shīwǎxīngé)

Hālǐsēn· Shīmìtè

哈里森·施密特

[哈里森·施密特]

Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17 astronaut)

qíngrényǎnlǐyǒu Xīshī

情人眼里有西施

[情人眼裡有西施]

In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder

qíngrényǎnlǐchū Xīshī

情人眼里出西施

[情人眼裡出西施]

lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 ( Xīshī) (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Mǎhālāshītèlābāng

马哈拉施特拉邦

[馬哈拉施特拉邦]

Maharashtra (state in India)

Shīhuáluòshìqíshuǐjīng

施华洛世奇水晶

[施華洛世奇水晶]

Swarovski crystal

liánbāngjǐnjícuòshīshǔ

联邦紧急措施署

[聯邦緊急措施署]

Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA

jīchǔshèshījífúwù

基础设施即服务

[基礎設施即服務]

(computing) infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Anuòdé· Shīwǎxīngé

阿诺德·施瓦辛格

[阿諾德·施瓦辛格]

Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011

jǐsuǒbùyù,wùshīyúrén

己所不欲，勿施于人

[己所不欲，勿施於人]

What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
Do as you would be done by.
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

Gǔsītǎfū· Shītèléizémàn

古斯塔夫·施特雷泽曼

[古斯塔夫·施特雷澤曼]

Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic)

Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu

恩施土家族苗族自治州

[恩施土家族苗族自治州]

Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei