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替身

tì shēn · ti shen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. stand-in
  2. substitute
  3. body double
  4. stuntman
  5. scapegoat
  6. fall guy
  7. to stand in for sb else
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The diving scene

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)跳水(tiàoshuǐ)的(de)镜头(jìngtóu)，是(shì)他(tā)自己(zìjǐ)跳(tiào)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Did he dive in this shot himself?

  2. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，是(shì)替身(tìshēn)跳(tiào)的(de)。

    No, a stand-in did the jump.

  3. Dengdeng

    替身(tìshēn)？那(nà)演员(yǎnyuán)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    A stand-in? Then what does the actor do?

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)在(zài)旁边(pángbiān)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)，等(děng)替身(tìshēn)跳(tiào)完(wán)。

    He drinks coffee on the side and waits for the stand-in to finish.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想要(xiǎngyào)一个(yīgè)替身(tìshēn)，替(tì)我(wǒ)去(qù)上班(shàngbān)。

    I want a stand-in too, to go to work for me.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)替身(tìshēn)的(de)工资(gōngzī)，你(nǐ)来(lái)付(fù)。

    Then you pay the stand-in's salary.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

拍(pāi)危(wēi)险(xiǎn)镜(jìng)头(tóu)时(shí)，演(yǎn)员(yuán)通(tōng)常(cháng)由(yóu)替(tì)身(shēn)完(wán)成(chéng)动(dòng)作(zuò)。

When filming dangerous shots, actors usually have a stand-in perform the actions.

02

他(tā)成(chéng)了(le)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)替(tì)身(shēn)，替(tì)人(rén)承(chéng)担(dān)了(le)全(quán)部(bù)责(zé)任(rèn)。

He became someone else's fall guy and took on all the responsibility.

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