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实施 (shí shī) — to implement, to carry out

Definition

实施 focuses on putting a plan, law, or system into action. Closer to 实行 (policy/system in practice) than to 实现 (achieve a goal) or 执行 (carry out a specific task).

verb
to implementto carry out

Examples

  • 实施。
    Gōng sī jué dìng míng nián shí shī xīn fāng àn.
    The company decided to implement a new plan next year.
  • 实施。
    Zhè xiàng fǎ lǜ cóng jīn tiān kāi shǐ shí shī.
    This law will be implemented starting today.
  • ，实施。
    Wèi le jiàng dī chéng běn, tā men shí shī le xīn de guǎn lǐ zhì dù.
    To reduce costs, they implemented a new management system.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

实shíput into practice
施shīexecute

实施 joins 实 (put into practice) and 施 (execute) to mean carry out.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
㫃㫃㫃
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě施shī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

施 pairs 㫃, the part connected to its meaning, with 也, the part giving its sound.

Open 施 →
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