天使
tiānshǐ
angel
Characters in this word
使 shǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 吏 government official, magistrate
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在灾区连续工作十几个小时的护士，被当地人称为白衣天使。 Zài zāiqū liánxù gōngzuò shí jǐ gè xiǎoshí de hùshi, bèi dāngdì rén chēngwéi báiyī tiānshǐ. The nurses who worked for more than ten hours straight in the disaster area were called angels in white by local people.
- 女儿是全家的小天使，大家都很疼她。 Nǚ'ér shì quánjiā de xiǎo tiānshǐ, dàjiā dōu hěn téng tā. The daughter is the family's little angel; everyone dotes on her.
- 孩子睡着时安静得像个天使。 Háizi shuìzháo shí ānjìng de xiàng gè tiānshǐ. When the child is asleep, he is quiet as an angel.