# 绅士 (shēnshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 绅士 (shēnshì) means “gentleman”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: gentleman
- Pinyin: shēnshì (shen1 shi4)
- Traditional: 紳士
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他举止礼貌，像一位绅士。
  Tā jǔzhǐ lǐmào, xiàng yí wèi shēnshì.
  He behaves politely, just like a gentleman.

## Characters

- 绅 (shēn): member of gentry
- 士 (shì): member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old)

https://hanziro.com/word/shen-shi-gentleman/

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