"身" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 身 |  shēn | body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body / one's health | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body / at hand / among | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身边 | shēn biān | at one's side / on hand | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身份 | shēn fèn | identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is &ndash / mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身后 | shēn hòu | the time after one's death / a place behind sb / (fig.) one's social background | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身材 | shēn cái | stature / build (height and weight) / figure | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身子 | shēn zi | body / pregnancy / health | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身影 | shēn yǐng | silhouette / figure | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身高 | shēn gāo | (a person's) height | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身为 | shēn wéi | in the capacity of / as | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身心 | shēn xīn | body and mind / mental and physical | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身形 | shēn xíng | figure (esp. a woman's) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身躯 | shēn qū | body | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身穿 | shēn chuān | to wear (a garment) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身手 | shēn shǒu | skill / talent / agility | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身亡 | shēn wáng | to die | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身价 | shēn jià | social status / price of a slave / price of a person (a sportsman etc) / worth / value (of stocks, valuables etc) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身着 | shēn zhuó | to wear | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身分 | shēn fèn | variant of 身份[shen1 fen4] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身处 | shēn chǔ | in (some place) / to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc) / to find oneself in / placed in / surrounded by | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身世 | shēn shì | one's life experience / one's lot / one's past history | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身法 | shēn fǎ | pose or motion of one's body in martial arts | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身段 | shēn duàn | a woman's physique / figure / posture on stage | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身陷 | shēn xiàn | to be trapped / to be imprisoned | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身长 | shēn cháng | height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身兼 | shēn jiān | holding two jobs simultaneously | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身孕 | shēn yùn | pregnancy / pregnant | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身故 | shēn gù | to die | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身教 | shēn jiào | to teach by example | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身板 | shēn bǎn | body / physique / physical condition | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身量 | shēn liang | height (of a person) / stature / (fig.) reputation / standing | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身才 | shēn cái | stature / build (height and weight) / figure | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身家 | shēn jiā | oneself and one's family / family background / pedigree / one's property / one's total assets | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身态 | shēn tài | pose / figure / attitude | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 身型 | shēn xíng | body shape | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 身份证 | shēn fèn zhèng | identity card / ID | |
| 身分证 | shēn fèn zhèng | identity card / also written 身份證|身份证[shen1 fen4 zheng4] | |
| 身份制 | status-based system | | |
| 身板儿 | shēn bǎn r | erhua variant of 身板[shen1 ban3] | |
| 身份卡 | shēn fèn kǎ | identity card / ID card | |
| 身份罪 | shēn fèn zuì | status offence | |
| 身历声 | shēn lì shēng | (Tw) stereophonic sound | |
| 身心科 | shēn xīn kē | psychiatry | |
| 身子骨 | shēn zi gǔ | posture / upright posture | |
| 身不由己 | shēn bù yóu jǐ | (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control / unable to do anything about it / (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself) | |
| 身份证明 | shēn fèn zhèng míng | ID card / proof of identity | |
| 身体力行 | shēn tǐ lì xíng | to practice what one preaches (idiom) | |
| 身份认证 | shēn fèn rèn zhèng | certificate | |
| 身怀六甲 | shēn huái liù jiǎ | to be pregnant (idiom) | |
| 身先士卒 | shēn xiān shì zú | to fight at the head of one's troops / (fig.) to take the lead | |
| 身败名裂 | shēn bài míng liè | to lose one's standing / to have one's reputation swept away / a complete defeat and fall from grace | |
| 身强力壮 | shēn qiáng lì zhuàng | strong and vigorous / sturdy / robust | |
| 身经百战 | shēn jīng bǎi zhàn | lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom) / fig. experienced / seasoned | |
| 身临其境 | shēn lín qí jìng | (idiom) to experience it for oneself / to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc) | |
| 身外之物 | shēn wài zhī wù | mere worldly possessions | |
| 身先朝露 | shēn xiān zhāo lù | body will go with the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence | |
| 身心交病 | shēn xīn jiāo bìng | worn out in body and soul (idiom) | |
| 身心交瘁 | shēn xīn jiāo cuì | worn out in body and soul (idiom) | |
| 身体攻击 | physical assault | | |
| 身体虐待 | physical abuse | | |
| 身体伤残 | physical disability | | |
| 身份安全 | identity security | | |
| 身份盗窃 | shēn fèn dào qiè | identity theft | |
| 身份管理 | shēn fèn guǎn lǐ | identity management | |
| 身份欺诈 | shēn fèn qī zhà | identity fraud | |
| 身负重伤 | shēn fù zhòng shāng | seriously injured | |
| 身高马大 | shēn gāo mǎ dà | tall / huge | |
| 身家调查 | shēn jiā diào chá | to do a background check on sb | |
| 身披羽毛 | shēn pī yǔ máo | feathered | |
| 身轻如燕 | shēn qīng rú yàn | as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl) | |
| 身手敏捷 | shēn shǒu mǐn jié | agile / nimble / deft | |
| 身首异处 | shēn shǒu yì chù | to be decapitated (idiom) | |
| 身体部分 | shēn tǐ bù fèn | body part | |
| 身体穿洞 | shēn tǐ chuān dòng | body | |
| 身体检查 | shēn tǐ jiǎn chá | see 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2] | |
| 身体伤害 | shēn tǐ shāng hài | bodily harm | |
| 身体障害 | shēn tǐ zhàng hài | cripple | |
| 身无长物 | shēn wú cháng wù | to possess nothing except bare necessities / to live a poor or frugal life | |
| 身无分文 | shēn wú fēn wén | penniless (idiom) | |
| 身陷牢笼 | shēn xiàn láo lóng | fallen into a trap | |
| 身陷牢狱 | shēn xiàn láo yù | to go to prison / to be imprisoned | |
| 身陷囹圄 | shēn xiàn líng yǔ | thrown into prison / behind bars | |
| 身心俱疲 | shēn xīn jù pí | physically and emotionally exhausted | |
| 身心爽快 | shēn xīn shuǎng kuài | refreshment | |
| 身心障碍 | shēn xīn zhàng ài | disability | |
| 身份证号码 | shēn fèn zhèng hào mǎ | I.D. number | |
| 身份数据库 | identity data repository | | |
| 身份识别牌 | dog tag / name tag | | |
| 身份识别卡 | shēn fèn shí bié kǎ | identification card / ID card | |
| 身分证号码 | shēn fèn zhèng hào mǎ | variant of 身份證號碼|身份证号码[shen1 fen4 zheng4 hao4 ma3] / I.D. number | |
| 身份查验中心 | identification centre | | |
| 身分查验过程 | identification process | | |
| 身处困境儿童 | Children Under Difficult Circumstances | | |
| 身份证服务器 | shēn fèn zhèng fù wù qì | identification server | |
| 身份资料欺诈 | shēn fèn zī liào qī zhà | identity fraud | |
| 身教胜于言教 | shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào | teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom) / action speaks louder than words | |
| 身体质量指数 | shēn tǐ zhì liàng zhǐ shù | body mass index (BMI) | |
| 身在曹营心在汉 | shēn zài Cáo yíng xīn zài Hàn | live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom) / to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else | |
| 身份查验委员会 | Identification Commission | | |
| 身体健全的权利 | right to physical integrity | | |
| 身体质量测量仪 | body-mass measurement device | | |
| 身在福中不知福 | shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú | to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom) / not to know when one is well off | |
| 身正不怕影子斜 | shēn zhèng bù pà yǐng zi xié | lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (idiom) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think / a clean hand wants no washing | |
| 身体是革命的本钱 | shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián | lit. the body is the revolution's capital / fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying) | |
| 身份确定和保护信息科 | Status Determination and Protection Information Section | | |
| 身份查验委员会地区主任 | District leader, Identification Commission | | |
| 身份查验委员会助理地区主任 | assistant district leader, Identification Commission | |
Approximate Results for 身 | ||||
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself / in itself / per se | | |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself / oneself / one's own | | |
| 全身 | quán shēn | the whole body / (typography) em | | |
| 转身 | zhuǎn shēn | (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) | | |
| 一身 | yī shēn | whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes | | |
| 单身 | dān shēn | unmarried / single / alone | | |
| 起身 | qǐ shēn | to get up / to leave / to set forth | | |
| 浑身 | hún shēn | all over / from head to foot | | |
| 健身 | jiàn shēn | to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise | | |
| 终身 | zhōng shēn | lifelong / all one's life / marriage | | |
| 机身 | jī shēn | body of a vehicle or machine / fuselage of a plane | | |
| 出身 | chū shēn | to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin | | |
| 现身 | xiàn shēn | to show oneself / to appear / (of a deity) to appear in the flesh | | |
| 人身 | rén shēn | person / personal / human body | | |
| 随身 | suí shēn | to (carry) on one's person / to (take) with one | | |
| 车身 | chē shēn | the body of a vehicle / (bicycle) frame | | |
| 翻身 | fān shēn | to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes | | |
| 化身 | huà shēn | incarnation / reincarnation / embodiment (of abstract idea) / personification | | |
| 变身 | biàn shēn | to undergo a transformation / to morph / to turn into / transformed version of sb or sth / new incarnation | | |
| 贴身 | tiē shēn | worn next to the skin / close-fitting / personal (servant etc) | | |
| 亲身 | qīn shēn | personal / oneself | | |
| 上身 | shàng shēn | upper part of the body | | |
| 量身 | liáng shēn | to take sb's measurements / to measure sb up | | |
| 前身 | qián shēn | forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation (Buddhism) / jacket front | | |
| 下身 | xià shēn | lower part of the body / genitalia / trousers | | |
| 满身 | mǎn shēn | covered all over | | |
| 飞身 | fēi shēn | to move quickly / to vault / flying tackle | | |
| 切身 | qiè shēn | direct / concerning oneself / personal | | |
| 投身 | tóu shēn | to throw oneself into sth | | |
| 藏身 | cáng shēn | to hide / to go into hiding / to take refuge | | |
| 分身 | fēn shēn | (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition | | |
| 纵身 | zòng shēn | to leap / to spring / to throw oneself | | |
| 献身 | xiàn shēn | to commit one's energy to / to devote oneself to / to sacrifice one's life for / (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to | | |
| 热身 | rè shēn | to warm up (sports) / (fig.) to prepare / to get in condition | | |
| 置身 | zhì shēn | to place oneself / to stay | | |
| 脱身 | tuō shēn | to get away / to escape (from obligations) / to free oneself / to disengage | | |
| 周身 | zhōu shēn | whole body | | |
| 跻身 | jī shēn | to rise into the ranks of / to be among (the best) / to get into (an industry, trade etc) | | |
| 侧身 | cè shēn | (to stand or move) sideways | | |
| 防身 | fáng shēn | self-protection / to defend oneself | | |
| 纹身 | wén shēn | variant of 文身[wen2shen1] | | |
| 躬身 | gōng shēn | to bow / personally | | |
| 替身 | tì shēn | stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else | | |
| 修身 | xiū shēn | to cultivate one's moral character / (fashion) slim-fit / body-hugging | | |
| 孤身 | gū shēn | alone / lonely | | |
| 动身 | dòng shēn | to go on a journey / to leave | | |
| 俯身 | fǔ shēn | to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow | | |
| 闪身 | shǎn shēn | to dodge | | |
| 紧身 | jǐn shēn | skintight | | |
| 剑身 | jiàn shēn | sword blade | | |
| 缠身 | chán shēn | (of an illness, debt etc) to plague one / to bog one down / to preoccupy one | | |
| 塑身 | sù shēn | body sculpting (weight loss and exercise) | | |
| 只身 | zhī shēn | alone / by oneself | | |
| 独身 | dú shēn | unmarried / single / alone | | |
| 肉身 | ròu shēn | corporeal body | | |
| 强身 | qiáng shēn | to strengthen one's body / to keep fit / to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc) | | |
| 卖身 | mài shēn | to prostitute oneself / to sell oneself into slavery | | |
| 抽身 | chōu shēn | to get away from / to withdraw / to free oneself | | |
| 挺身 | tǐng shēn | to straighten one's back | | |
| 合身 | hé shēn | well-fitting (of clothes) | | |
| 舍身 | shě shēn | to give one's life | | |
| 失身 | shī shēn | to lose one's virginity / to lose one's chastity | | |
| 真身 | zhēn shēn | the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy | | |
| 欠身 | qiàn shēn | to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture) | | |
| 栖身 | qī shēn | to stay at / to live in (temporarily) | | |
| 附身 | fù shēn | to enter a body / to possess | | |
| 葬身 | zàng shēn | to bury a corpse / to be buried / (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) | | |
| 尸身 | shī shēn | corpse / dead body | | |
| 立身 | lì shēn | to stand up / to conduct oneself | | |
| 容身 | róng shēn | to find a place where one can fit in / to make one's home / to seek shelter | | |
| 文身 | wén shēn | to tattoo / tattoo | | |
| 船身 | chuán shēn | hull / body of a ship | | |
| 安身 | ān shēn | to make one's home / to take shelter | | |
| 搜身 | sōu shēn | to do a body search / to frisk | | |
| 摇身 | yáo shēn | lit. to shake one's body / refers to abrupt transformation / same as 搖身一變|摇身一变 | | |
| 委身 | wěi shēn | to give oneself wholly to / to put oneself at sb's service / (of a woman) to give one's body to / to marry | | |
| 净身 | jìng shēn | to purify one's body (i.e. to get castrated) | | |
| 树身 | shù shēn | tree trunk | | |
| 平身 | píng shēn | (old) to stand up (after kowtowing) / You may rise. | | |
| 探身 | tàn shēn | to lean forward / to lean out (of a window, door etc) | | |
| 遍身 | biàn shēn | over the whole body | | |
| 厕身 | cè shēn | (humble expression) to participate (in sth) / to play a humble role in | | |
| 抄身 | chāo shēn | to search (a person) / to frisk | | |
| 赤身 | chì shēn | naked | | |
| 刺身 | cì shēn | sashimi | | |
| 刀身 | dāo shēn | blade (of a knife or sword) | | |
| 反身 | fǎn shēn | to turn around | | |
| 弓身 | gōng shēn | to bend the body at the waist / to bow | | |
| 过身 | guò shēn | to die / to pass away | | |
| 孑身 | jié shēn | all by oneself / all alone | | |
| 进身 | jìn shēn | to get oneself promoted to a higher rank | | |
| 可身 | kě shēn | to fit well (clothes) | | |
| 空身 | kōng shēn | empty handed (carrying nothing) / alone | | |
| 破身 | pò shēn | to lose one's virginity | | |
| 罄身 | qìng shēn | nudity / nakedness | | |
| 丧身 | sàng shēn | to lose one's life | | |
| 伤身 | shāng shēn | to be harmful to one's health | | |
| 守身 | shǒu shēn | to keep oneself pure / to preserve one's integrity / to remain chaste | | |
| 瘦身 | shòu shēn | to lose weight (intentionally) / to slim down / (Tw) to downsize (a business) | | |
| 束身 | shù shēn | to bind oneself / submission | | |
| 童身 | tóng shēn | undefiled body / virginity / virgin | | |
| 凶身 | xiōng shēn | murderer / killer | | |
| 腰身 | yāo shēn | waist / waistline | | |
| 隐身 | yǐn shēn | to hide oneself / invisible (person or online status) | | |
| 在身 | zài shēn | to possess / to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit) | | |
| 濯身 | zhuó shēn | to keep oneself clean (figurative) | | |
| 柱身 | zhù shēn | column shaft (architecture) | | |
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| 随身听 | suí shēn tīng | Walkman (trademark) / portable stereo | |
| 热身赛 | rè shēn sài | warm-up match / a friendly | |
| 健身房 | jiàn shēn fáng | gym / gymnasium | |
| 下半身 | xià bàn shēn | lower half of one's body / Lower Body (Chinese poetry movement of the early 21st century) | |
| 上半身 | shàng bàn shēn | the upper body | |
| 全身心 | quán shēn xīn | wholeheartedly / (to devote oneself) heart and soul | |
| 护身符 | hù shēn fú | amulet / protective talisman / charm | |
| 它本身 | tā běn shēn | itself | |
| 单身汉 | dān shēn hàn | bachelor / single man | |
| 终身制 | career track | | |
| 人身权 | rén shēn quán | one's personal rights | |
| 紧身裤 | jǐn shēn kù | leggings | |
| 藏身处 | cáng shēn chù | hiding place / hideout / shelter | |
| 陈省身 | Chén Xǐng shēn | Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician | |
| 爽身粉 | shuǎng shēn fěn | baby powder / talcum powder | |
| 包身工 | bāo shēn gōng | indentured laborer | |
| 半身像 | bàn shēn xiàng | half-length photo or portrait / bust | |
| 单身户 | one-person household | | |
| 蔽身处 | bì shēn chù | shelter | |
| 单身狗 | dān shēn gǒu | (Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly) | |
| 单身汪 | dān shēn wāng | (Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly) | |
| 鬼压身 | guǐ yā shēn | see 鬼壓床|鬼压床[gui3 ya1 chuang2] | |
| 健身馆 | jiàn shēn guǎn | gym (health center) | |
| 健身室 | jiàn shēn shì | gym | |
| 罄身儿 | qìng shēn r | erhua variant of 罄身[qing4 shen1] | |
| 其自身 | qí zì shēn | one's own (respective) / proprietary | |
| 全身镜 | quán shēn jìng | full-length mirror | |
| 柔身术 | róu shēn shù | contortion (performance art) | |
| 失身分 | shī shēn fèn | demeaning | |
| 随身碟 | suí shēn dié | (Tw) USB flash drive / thumb drive | |
| 探身子 | tàn shēn zi | to bend forward / to lean out | |
| 土木身 | tǔ mù shēn | one's body as wood and earth / undecorated / unvarnished (truth) | |
| 隐身草 | yǐn shēn cǎo | legendary grass conferring invisibility / fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans | |
| 一身汗 | yī shēn hàn | sweating all over | |
| 终身俸 | zhōng shēn fèng | (Tw) pension (for retired military, civil service and teaching personnel) | |
| 终身制 | zhōng shēn zhì | life tenure | |
| 重身子 | zhòng shēn zi | pregnant / pregnant woman | |
| SPEAR防身术 | spontaneous protection enabling accelerated response | | |
| 人身攻击 | rén shēn gōng jī | personal attack | |
| 挺身而出 | tǐng shēn ér chū | to step forward bravely | |
| 人身安全 | rén shēn ān quán | personal safety | |
| 奋不顾身 | fèn bù gù shēn | to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom) / undaunted by dangers / regardless of perils | |
| 粉身碎骨 | fěn shēn suì gǔ | lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom) / fig. to die horribly / to sacrifice one's life | |
