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Pinyin shēn

Radical

身

Strokes

Definition

body / torso / person / life / status / pregnancy / (a measure word used for clothes) suit

Usage

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周身 zhōu shēn

whole body

身后 shēn hòu

posthumous / one's social background / behind the body

身受 shēn shòu

experience (personally)

身陷囹圄 shēn xiàn líng yǔ

thrown into prison / behind bars

塑身 sù shēn

body sculpting (weight loss and exercise)

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

卖身契 mài shēn qì

an indenture by which one sells oneself or a member of one's family

身姿 shēn zī

posture

身子 shēn zi

body / pregnancy / health

孑然一身 jié rán yī shēn

to be all alone in the world

身孕 shēn yùn

pregnancy / pregnant

身先士卒 shēn xiān shì zú

to fight at the head of one's troops / (fig.) to take the lead

单身 dān shēn

unmarried / single

孤身 gū shēn

alone / lonely

孤身一人 gū shēn yī rén

all on one's own

尸身 shī shēn

corpse / remains / dead body

身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ

without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary / not of one's own volition / in spite of oneself

弓身 gōng shēn

to bend the body at the waist / to bow

身形 shēn xíng

figure (esp. a woman's)

身影 shēn yǐng

silhouette / figure

身後 shēn hòu

posthumous / one's social background / behind the body

出身 chū shēn

to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin

以身作则 yǐ shēn zuò zé

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

身患 shēn huàn

Suffer

惹火烧身 rě huǒ shāo shēn

stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt / fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling

投身 tóu shēn

to throw oneself into sth

身披 shēn pī

wear

抽身 chōu shēn

to get away from / to withdraw / to free oneself

挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū

to step forward bravely

挺身 tǐng shēn

to straighten one's back

搜身 sōu shēn

to do a body search / to frisk

身手不凡 shēn shǒu bù fán

Extraordinary skill

全身 quán shēn

whole body / em (typography)

身兼 shēn jiān

holding two jobs simultaneously

摇身一变 yáo shēn yī biàn

to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life

擦身而过 cā shēn ér guò

to brush past

擦身 cā shēn

rubdown

身旁 shēn páng

beside / at the side / by the side

替身 tì shēn

stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else

本身 běn shēn

itself / in itself / per se

身材 shēn cái

stature / build (height and weight) / figure

栖身 qī shēn

to stay at / to live in (temporarily)

桥身 qiáo shēn

Bridge body

健身 jiàn shēn

to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise

健身房 jiàn shēn fáng

gym / gymnasium

身心健康 shēn xīn jiàn kāng

physical and psychological health / sound in body and mind

终身伴侣 zhōng shēn bàn lǚ

life partner / partner for life

侧身 cè shēn

(to stand or move) sideways

身价百倍 shēn jià bǎi bèi

have a sudden rise in social status / receive a tremendous boost in one's prestige

欠身 qiàn shēn

to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)

以身殉职 yǐ shēn xùn zhí

die at one's post

浑身 hún shēn

all over / from head to foot

洁身自好 jié shēn zì hào

clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean

浑身解数 hún shēn xiè shù

to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4]

满身 mǎn shēn

covered all over

身体 shēn tǐ

the body / one's health / CL:具[ju4],個|个[ge4] / in person

身价 shēn jià

social status / price of a slave / price of a person (a sportsman etc) / worth / value (of stocks, valuables etc)

身份 shēn fèn

identity / status / capacity / dignity / position / rank

身份证 shēn fèn zhèng

identity card / ID

牵一发而动全身 qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn

lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves / fig. a slight change will affect everything else / the butterfly effect

狮身人面像 shī shēn rén miàn xiàng

sphinx

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

切身利益 qiè shēn lì yì

vital interests / immediate interests

粉身碎骨 fěn shēn suì gǔ

lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom) / fig. to die horribly / to sacrifice one's life

杀身之祸 shā shēn zhī huò

Scourge

身亡 shēn wáng

to die

亲身 qīn shēn

personal / oneself

仅以身免 jǐn yǐ shēn miǎn

escape narrowly / escape with one's bare life / escape from being killed

俯身 fǔ shēn

to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow

身穿 shēn chuān

to wear / wearing (a uniform)

护身符 hù shēn fú

amulet / protective talisman / charm

纵身 zòng shēn

to leap / to spring / to throw oneself

终身 zhōng shēn

lifelong / all one's life / marriage

缠身 chán shēn

(of an illness, debt etc) to plague sb / to preoccupy sb / difficult to get rid of

置身 zhì shēn

to place oneself / to stay

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

身体发肤 shēn tǐ fà fū

Body hair

脱身 tuō shēn

to get away / to escape (from obligations) / to free oneself / to disengage

腰身 yāo shēn

waistline / waist / girth / waist measurement

身上 shēn shang

on the body / at hand / among

自身 zì shēn

itself / oneself / one's own

舍身 shě shēn

to give one's life

葬身 zàng shēn

to bury a corpse / to be buried

死无葬身之地 sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì

to die without a burial site / to die a pauper / a tragic end

藏身 cáng shēn

to hide / to go into hiding / to take refuge

黄袍加身 huáng páo jiā shēn

lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom) / fig. to be made emperor / to take the crown

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

赤身裸体 chì shēn luǒ tǐ

in a state of nature / in one's birthday suit / as naked as when one was born / in the altogether / stark naked

跻身 jī shēn

to rise (in society)

躬身 gōng shēn

to bow

贴身 tiē shēn

worn next to the skin / close-fitting / personal (servant etc)

赎身 shú shēn

redeem oneself / buy back one's freedom

起身 qǐ shēn

to get up / to leave / to set forth

身边 shēn biān

at one's side / on hand

一身 yī shēn

whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes

转身 zhuǎn shēn

(of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)

身分 shēn fèn

variant of 身份 / identity / status / capacity / dignity / position / rank

人身 rén shēn

person / personal / human body

躬身行礼 gōng shēn xíng lǐ

bend

躬身下拜 gōng shēn xià bài

bend the knee in obeisance / bow with the body slightly bent, as a sign of respect

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