名士 míngshì scholar-recluse Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents míngshì scholar-recluse 名 míng nounverb reputation fame; reputation; prestige士 shì noun scholar (bound form) scholar; intellectual; member of the educated class in ancient China, as in the phrase 士农工商 shìnónggōngshāngmíngshì celebrity 名 míng adjective famous well-known; famous; celebrated; of high quality or value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 nǚshìmíngshì bohemian scholar 名 míng adjective famous well-known; famous; celebrated; of high quality or value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