失 shī
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
失礼
shīlǐ
to be impolite; rude
Characters in this word
礼 lǐ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他当众打断长辈讲话，虽然并非有意冒犯，却显得十分失礼。 Tā dāngzhòng dǎduàn zhǎngbèi jiǎnghuà, suīrán bìngfēi yǒuyì màofàn, què xiǎnde shífēn shīlǐ. He interrupted an elder in public; although he did not mean to offend, it seemed very impolite.
- 招待不周，请多包涵，实在失礼了。 Zhāodài bù zhōu, qǐng duō bāohán, shízài shīlǐ le. The hospitality was lacking, please forgive me; it was truly discourteous of me.
- 提前离开宴会显得有点儿失礼，但他说家里有急事。 Tíqián líkāi yànhuì xiǎnde yǒudiǎnr shīlǐ, dàn tā shuō jiā lǐ yǒu jíshì. Leaving the banquet early seemed a bit impolite, but he said there was an urgent matter at home.
Related words
- 失去 shīqù to lose
- 消失 xiāoshī to disappear
- 失败 shībài to fail; failure
- 失望 shīwàng to be disappointed
- 失业 shīyè to lose one's job; unemployment
- 失误 shīwù mistake
- 损失 sǔnshī loss; damage
- 丧失 sàngshī to lose
- 得不偿失 débùchángshī the loss outweighs the gain
- 得失 déshī gains and losses
- 挂失 guàshī to report the loss of something
- 过失 guòshī fault; negligence; mistake