下士 xiàshì corporal Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xiàshì corporal 下 xià inferior lower in rank, quality, or grade士 shì noun non-commissioned officer (bound form) a military rank below commissioned officers, such as sergeant or corporalxiàshì lower officer 下 xià inferior lower in rank, quality, or grade士 shì official (bound form) the lowest rank of the nobility in ancient China, positioned between the dafu (senior officials) and the common people; an officialxiàshì ordinary person · inferior practitioner 下 xià inferior lower in rank, quality, or grade士 shì noun person (bound form) a person of a certain type, such as a professional or someone with a specific quality; also used as a polite title for a person, such as in 女士 nǚshìxiàshì to humble oneself 下 xià verb to descend to go down; to get off or out of a vehicle; to leave a stage or field; to go towards a place (often southwards or towards the grassroots)士 shì noun scholar (bound form) scholar; intellectual; member of the educated class in ancient China, as in the phrase 士农工商 shìnónggōngshāng
