适 - shì - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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适 (適)

shì

Definition

to fit
to suit
suitable
appropriate
proper
just (now)
right
opportune
comfortable
well
to go
to follow
to pursue
to reach
to marry

Other pronunciations

kuò

to go
to reach
appropriate
suitable
see 李适

Character Decomposition

Related words (45)

适中

shì zhōng

moderate; reasonable; conveniently situated

适人

shì rén

(said of a woman) to marry (old)

适值

shì zhí

just at that time; as it happens; by good luck, just then

apt; appropriate

to fit; to suit

of marriageable age; nubile

适宜

shì yí

suitable; appropriate

适应

shì yìng

to adapt (to); to suit; to adjust (to); to fit; to conform (to); to get used to (something)

适度

shì dù

moderately; appropriate

适当

shì dàng

suitable; appropriate

agreeable

just now; a moment ago

适时

shì shí

timely; apt to the occasion; in due course

适格

shì gé

to be qualified (to bring a complaint, lawsuit etc) (law)

适温

shì wēn

thermophile (e.g. bacteria); heat-loving

to be applicable

to just happen to coincide with

adaptation

appropriate amount

marketable; saleable; appropriate to the market

适间

shì jiān

just now; the present time

适龄

shì líng

of age; of the appropriate age

适婚期

shì hūn qī

ages suitable for getting married

适存度

shì cún dù

fitness (evolution); ability to survive and reproduce

适应性

shì yìng xìng

adaptability; flexibility

adapter (device)

adaptation layer

to produce the opposite of the desired result

适得其所

shì dé qí suǒ

exactly what one would wish; to find one's niche

适者生存

shì zhě shēng cún

survival of the fittest

不适

bù shì

unwell; indisposed; out of sorts

合适

hé shì

suitable; fitting; decent

安适

ān shì

quiet and comfortable

恬适

tián shì

quiet and comfortable

cozy; snug

to adapt (to an environment etc); to make sth suitable; adaptation; adjustment; adaptive

闲适

xián shì

leisurely and comfortable; relaxed

顺适

shùn shì

agreeable; to conform

不合适

bù hé shì

improper; unsuitable; inappropriate

uncomfortable

inadequate; unfit

dark adaptation

adaptive

comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch)

电源适配器

diànyuán shìpèiqì

power adapter; adapter; adaptor

Idioms (5)

适可而止

shì kě ér zhǐ

to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can; don't overdo it; stop while you're ahead

适逢其会

shì féng qí huì

to just happen to coincide with the occasion (idiom); to be present just at the right time

削足适履

xuē zú shì lǚ

to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution

安闲舒适

ān xián shū shì

leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease

无所适从

wú suǒ shì cóng

not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do

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