身

shēn · shen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. body
  2. life
  3. oneself
  4. personally
  5. one's morality and conduct
  6. the main part of a structure or body
  7. pregnant
  8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
  9. Kangxi radical 158
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2 examples
01

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)坚(jiān)持(chí)锻(duàn)炼(liàn)身(shēn)体(tǐ),所(suǒ)以(yǐ)很(hěn)少(shǎo)生(shēng)病(bìng)。

He exercises every day, so he rarely gets sick.

02

她(tā)身(shēn)上(shang)穿(chuān)着(zhe)一(yí)件(jiàn)红(hóng)色(sè)的(de)外(wài)套(tào)。

She is wearing a red coat.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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