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置身

zhì shēn · zhi shen

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Meaning

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  1. to place oneself
  2. to stay
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A sign in the park

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)的(de)牌子上(páizishàng)写着(xiězhe)：置身(zhìshēn)花海(huāhǎi)，忘记(wàngjì)烦恼(fánnǎo)。

    The park sign reads: be in a sea of flowers, forget your worries.

  2. Dengdeng

    置身(zhìshēn)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does zhìshēn mean?

  3. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)人(rén)在(zài)里面(lǐmiàn)。置身(zhìshēn)花海(huāhǎi)，就是(jiùshì)站在(zhànzài)花(huā)中间(zhōngjiān)。

    It means being inside. Be in a sea of flowers means standing among the flowers.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)进去(jìnqù)吧(ba)！

    Then let's go in quickly!

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)我们(wǒmen)置身(zhìshēn)花海(huāhǎi)了(le)，你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Now we are in a sea of flowers. How do you feel?

  6. Dengdeng

    很美(hěnměi)，就是(jiùshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)饿(è)。

    Beautiful, just a bit hungry.

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01

置(zhì)身(shēn)于(yú)这(zhè)片(piàn)花(huā)海(hǎi)中(zhōng)，仿(fǎng)佛(fú)进(jìn)入(rù)了(le)童(tóng)话(huà)世(shì)界(jiè)。

Standing in this sea of flowers, it feels like entering a fairy-tale world.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)置(zhì)身(shēn)事(shì)外(wài)，就(jiù)很(hěn)难(nán)理(lǐ)解(jiě)他(tā)们(men)的(de)感(gǎn)受(shòu)。

If you stay out of the situation, it is hard to understand their feelings.

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