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骑士
qíshì
Main
English Definitionhorseman; cavalryman; knight (i.e. European nobility); (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
Simplified Script骑士
Traditional Script騎士
Pinyinqíshì
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ke4si6
Word Decomposition
骑qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); measure word for saddle horses
士shìmember of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
骑兵qíbīngcavalry
骑马qímǎto ride a horse
骑手qíshǒuhorse rider; equestrian; jockey; bike rider
骑射qíshèequestrian archery; riding and shooting
骑楼qílóuarcade (architecture)
Words With Same Tail Word    
巴士bāshìbus (loanword); motor coach
女士nǚshìlady; madam; Miss; Ms
博士bóshìdoctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D.
硕士shuòshìmaster's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person
人士rénshìperson; figure; public figure
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