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出身

chū shēn · chu shen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to be born of
  2. to come from
  3. family background
  4. class origin
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2 examples
01

但(dàn)是(shì)歌(gē)手(shǒu)并(bìng)不(bù)否(fǒu)认(rèn)她(tā)的(de)出(chū)身(shēn)。

However, the singer does not deny her ancestry.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by doswans · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)出(chū)身(shēn)于(yú)一(yí)个(gè)普(pǔ)通(tōng)的(de)农(nóng)民(mín)家(jiā)庭(tíng)。

He came from an ordinary farming family.

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