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Words starting with S

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赛sàito compete; competition三sānthree; 3散sǎnscattered; loose散步sàn bùto take a walk; to go for a walk扫sǎoto sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of色sècolor; CL:種|种[zhǒng]沙shāgranule; hoarse沙发shā fāsofa (loanword); CL:條|条[tiáo],張|张[zhāng]沙子shā zisand; grit山shānmountain; hill (CL:座[zuò]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on衫shāngarment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves善shàngood (virtuous); benevolent伤shāngto injure; injury商shāngcommerce; merchant上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]尚shàngstill; yet汤shāngrushing current上班shàng bānto go to work; to be on duty上边shàng bianthe top; above商场shāng chǎngshopping mall; shopping center上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)上次shàng cìlast time商店shāng diànstore; shop; CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]上课shàng kèto go to class; to attend class上来shàng láito come up; to approach商量shāng liangto consult; to talk over上面shàng miànon top of; above-mentioned商品shāng pǐncommodity; goods; merchandise; CL:件|件[jiàn]上去shàng qùto go up商人shāng rénmerchant; businessman上升shàng shēngto rise; to go up上网shàng wǎngto go online; to connect to the Internet上午shàng wǔmorning; CL:個|个[gè]伤心shāng xīnto grieve; to be broken-hearted上学shàng xuéto go to school; to attend school商业shāng yèbusiness; trade上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment上周shàng zhōulast week烧shāoto burn; to cook少shǎofew; less绍shàoto continue; to carry on少年shào niánearly youth; youngster少数shǎo shùsmall number; few设shèto set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if社shè(bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land折shéto snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc)设备shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations; CL:個|个[gè]社会shè huìsociety; CL:個|个[gè]设计shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan设立shè lìto set up; to establish谁shéiwho; also pr. [shuí]身shēnbody; life深shēndeep (lit. and fig.)什shénwhat神shéngod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious身边shēn biānat one's side; on hand身份证shēn fèn zhèngidentity card; ID深刻shēn kèprofound; deep什么shén mewhat?; something; anything什么样shén me yàngwhat kind?; what sort?