芝士 meaning in English

zhīshì

(loanword) cheese

HSK 7-9noun9 strokes

Meaning of 芝士

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhīshì
  1. (loanword) cheese

芝士 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè有yǒu一yī股gǔ芝zhī士shì的de味wèi道dào。
This smells like cheese.
他tā尝cháng了le芝zhī士shì蛋dàn糕gāo。
He tried a cheesecake.
汤tāng姆mǔ喜xǐ欢huān芝zhī士shì。
Tom likes cheese.
我wǒ吃chī芝zhī士shì。
I eat cheese.
众zhòng人rén皆jiē知zhī月yuè球qiú之zhī本běn质zhì为wèi芝zhī士shì。
Everybody knows the moon is made of cheese.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

芝 zhī · sesame · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

士 shì · scholar · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 芝士.

女士nǚshìlady; madam
士兵shìbīngsoldier
护士hùshinurse
战士zhànshìfighter; soldier
巴士bāshìbus (loanword); motor coach
男士nánshìman; gentleman
博士bóshìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
人士rénshìperson; figure
硕士shuòshìmaster's degree; person who has a master's degree
爵士juéshìknight; Sir
绅士shēnshìgentleman
士气shìqìmorale

Questions about 芝士

What does 芝士 mean?

芝士 (zhīshì) means "(loanword) cheese" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 芝士?

芝士 is made of 2 characters: 芝 (6 strokes), 士 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 芝士 an HSK word?

Yes. 芝士 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.