---
title: "Shenshi Meaning: 审视 (to examine) or 绅士 (gentleman)?"
description: "审视 (traditional 審視, shěnshì) means “to examine; to scrutinize”. Not the shenshi you heard? See 绅士. Hear its tones, see what 审 and 视 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 审视 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

审视 shěnshì

## to examine; to scrutinize

## Its characters

1. 审 shěn to examine
2. 视 shì to look at

## In a sentence

我们需要重新审视这个计划。 We need to re-examine this plan.

[More about 审视](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AE%A1%E8%A7%86)

## Other words said shenshi

- [绅士shēnshìgentleman](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%85%E5%A3%AB)

## More words with 审 or 视

- [电视 diànshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianshi)
- [电视剧 diànshìjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianshiju)
- [电视台 diànshìtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianshitai)
- [近视 jìnshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinshi)
- [评审 píngshěn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingshen)
- [审查 shěnchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shencha)
- [审核 shěnhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenhe)
- [审计 shěnjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenji)
- [审理 shěnlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenli)
- [审美 shěnměi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenmei)

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