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身为

shēn wéi · shen wei

Traditional 身為

Meaning

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  1. in the capacity of
  2. as
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The team captain

  1. Dengdeng

    身为(shēnwéi)队长(duìzhǎng)，我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)第一个(dìyīgè)到(dào)！

    As captain, I'll be the first to arrive tomorrow!

  2. Liangliang

    比赛(bǐsài)八点(bādiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)，你(nǐ)不能(bùnéng)迟到(chídào)。

    The match starts at eight. You can't be late.

  3. Dengdeng

    放心(fàngxīn)，身为(shēnwéi)队长(duìzhǎng)，我(wǒ)今晚(jīnwǎn)早点(zǎodiǎn)睡(shuì)。

    Don't worry. As captain, I'll sleep early tonight.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)在(zài)做什么(zuòshénme)？

    Then what are you doing now?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)比赛(bǐsài)视频(shìpín)。

    I'm watching match videos.

  6. Liangliang

    十二点(shíèrdiǎn)了(le)！身为(shēnwéi)队长(duìzhǎng)，快(kuài)睡觉(shuìjiào)吧(ba)！

    It's twelve! As captain, go to sleep!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)以(yǐ)身(shēn)为(wéi)这(zhè)个(gè)计(jì)划(huà)的(de)一(yí)分(fèn)子(zǐ)为(wéi)荣(róng)。

I am proud to be a part of this project.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

身(shēn)为(wéi)老(lǎo)师(shī)，他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)很(hěn)早(zǎo)到(dào)学(xué)校(xiào)。

As a teacher, he arrives at school very early every day.

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