寿司

壽司

shòusī

noun HSK 5

Meanings

1 sushi

Characters

longevity; life

to manage; department

A phonetic transliteration of the Japanese word 'sushi.'

Examples

我们去吃寿司吧。

Wǒmen qù chī shòusī ba.

Let's go eat sushi.

三文鱼寿司是最受欢迎的。

Sānwényú shòusī shì zuì shòu huānyíng de.

Salmon sushi is the most popular.

这家寿司店很有名。

Zhè jiā shòusī diàn hěn yǒumíng.

This sushi restaurant is very famous.

Tips

history

寿司 is a phonetic borrowing from Japanese すし (sushi). The characters were chosen for their sounds, not meanings — though 寿 (longevity) is a nice coincidence!

Stroke Order

寿 shòu

司 sī