Chinese Notes

疏 shū

shū verb to remove obstructions
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 开拓 or 清除 (FE 1 '疏' 4; GHDC 1 '疏' 2)
shū adjective careless; lax; neglectful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 疏慢 'neglect inadvertently' (FE 1 '疏' 3; Unihan '疏')
shū noun commentary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Especially, annotation or a commentary on a classical text (CCD '疏' 2; FGDB '疏'; GHDC 2 '疏' 2)
shū noun a memorial to the emperor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '疏' 1; GHDC 2 '疏' 3)
shū adjective sparse; thin; few
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 疏星 'sparse stars' (FE 1 '疏' 1; GHDC 1 '疏' 9)
shū adjective unfriendly; distant; unfamiliar
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 疏远 (FE 1 '疏' 2; GHDC 1 '疏' 6)
shū adjective coarse
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of a coarse net or cloth, for example, 疏布 'coarse cloth' (FE 1 '疏' 6; GHDC 1 '疏' 10)
shū verb to describe point by point
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE 2 '疏' 1)
shū verb to annotate; to explicate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE 2 '疏' 2; GHDC 2 '疏' 1)
shū verb to carve
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 雕刻 (GHDC 1 '疏' 3)
shū verb to dredge
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 疏导 (FE 1 '疏' 4; GHDC 1 '疏' 1)
shū verb to grant; to bestow
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 分予 (GHDC 1 '疏' 4)
shū verb to retreat; to withdraw
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 撤退 (GHDC 1 '疏' 5)
shū noun coarse cloth
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 粗布 (GHDC 1 '疏' 7)
shū noun brown rice; unpolished rice
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 糙米 (GHDC 1 '疏' 8)
shū noun vegetable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In place of 蔬 (GHDC 1 '疏' 11)
shū proper noun Shu
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (GHDC 1 '疏' 13)

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荒疏 neglected; out of use
天网恢恢，疏而不失(天網恢恢，疏而不失) heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
疏散措施 evacuation; measures to evacuate a building in an emergency
才疏德薄 lacking ability and scant virtue
疏漏 to slip; to overlook by negligence; careless omission; oversight
疏懒(疏懶) indolent; careless
德薄才疏 scant virtue and lacking ability
疏涤 to unblock; to dredge; to clear the way; to get things flowing
暗香疏影 (poetic depiction of plum blossom)
疏财仗义(疏財仗義) to be detached from wealth and devoted to duty
粗疏 coarse; rough
疏星 sparse stars
仗义疏财(仗義疏財) to be devoted to duty and detached from wealth
疏于防范(疏於防範) to neglect to take precautions; relaxed vigilance
亲疏贵贱(親疏貴賤) close and distant, rich and poor; everyone; all possible relations
疏理 to clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative); to marshal an argument
疏挖 to dredge; to dig out (a channel)
枝叶扶疏(枝葉扶疏) luxuriant vegetation
疏狂 uninhibited; unrestrained; unbridled
医疗疏失(醫療疏失) medical negligence; medical malpractice
百密一疏 even with very careful attention, to make one mistake
书疏(書疏) a letter ; a memorial
疏谋少略(疎謀少略) unable to plan; inept at strategy
疏不见亲(疏不見親) casual aquaintances should not come between relatives; blood is thicker than water
疏开(疏開) to disperse
法网灰灰，疏而不漏(法網灰灰，疏而不漏) The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.
稀疏 sparse; infrequent; thinly spread
疏散 to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; to relax
笺疏(箋疏) commentary on classics
疏水箪瓢(疏水簞瓢) little water and few utensils; to live a frugal life
疏失 to make a (careless) mistake; oversight
疏财尚气(疏財尚氣) to be detached from wealth and devoted to duty
注疏(註疏) commentary and subcommentary
疏放 eccentric; self-indulgent; free and unconventional (written style); unbuttoned
才疏学浅(才疏學淺) (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning; Pray forgive my ignorance,...
疏解 to mediate; to mitigate; to ease; to relieve
疏密 density ; loose but solid
疏于(疏於) to fail to pay sufficient attention to; to be negligent in regard to; to be lacking in
疏疏 sparse; blurred ; neat; lovely
疏导(疏導) to dredge; to open up a path for; to remove obstructions; to enlighten
疏忽职守(疏忽職守) to neglect one's duties
疏浚 to dredge
疏通 to mediate ; to unblock; to dredge

Also contained in

疏勒国、谏太宗十思疏、疏附县、疏勒县、青龙疏、疏广、疏受、疏勒

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疏数 (疏數) 志疏數也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 9
疏衰 (疏衰) 疏衰 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi — count: 8
疏河 (疏河) 禹決江疏河 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 4
疏材 (疏材) 聚斂疏材 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 4
疏匕 (疏匕) 覆二疏匕于其上 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 有司第十七 17. The servant clearing the way — count: 3
疏三 (疏三) 疏三江 — Guanzi 管子, 輕重戊第八十四 Chapter 84: Weight V — count: 3
器疏 (器疏) 其器疏以達 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 3
疏贱 (疏賤) 疏賤必賞 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 主道第五 Chapter 5: The Way of the Ruler — count: 3
疏圃 (疏圃) 是其疏圃 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷四　墜形訓 Chapter 4: Terrestrial Forms — count: 3
江疏 (江疏) 禹決江疏河 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 2