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尸位 Pronunciation and Pinyin

尸位 Usage and Examples

sinecure

occupy a post without performing duties

The characters in 尸位

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
尸
shī3dead body or corpse
位
wèi7place, position, status, digit

More words starting with 尸

  • shī尸tǐ体The dead body of a human or animal.
  • shī尸biàn变Corpse reanimation, Zombification
  • shī尸bù布a pall; a shroud; a winding sheet
  • shī尸bái白corpse-white, deathly pale
  • shī尸là蜡adipocere, grave wax
  • shī尸jiě解Liberation from the Corpse, corpse-release
  • shī尸jiàn谏remonstrate through suicide, admonition by suicide
  • shī尸shǒu首dead body; corpse
  • shī尸gǔ骨human remains; skeleton of a corpse
  • shī尸hái骸corpse; human remains

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Questions about 尸位

What does 尸位 mean in Chinese?

尸位 (shī wèi) means “sinecure, occupy a post without performing duties”.

How do you pronounce 尸位?

尸位 is pronounced shī wèi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “sinecure” in Chinese?

“sinecure” is 尸位 (shī wèi) in Chinese.

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