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有识之士

yǒu shí zhī shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-34eab4b9df835d25. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

有識之士 有识之士 [you3 shi2 zhi1 shi4] /a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 有識之士

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 识
    shí

    to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shì]

    zhì

    to record / to write a footnote

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 士
    shì

    member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker

    Shì

    surname Shi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.