身

The character "身" has 7 strokes. "身" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "身" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "身" are "shēn" . View the stroke order of "身">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "身"

n.: body; main part of a structure; oneself; (in) person; life; all one's life; one's moral character and conduct; social position; status

quant.: (of clothes) suit

• body : n.身体；躯体；躯干；机构；社团；团体；物体；天体；醇度；尸体
• oneself : pron.自己；亲自；本人
• life : n.生命；生活；一生；以实物为原型的创作；写真艺术；生活方式；生物；活力；精力；传记
• all one's life : phr.一生
• social position : phr.社会地位
• status : n.相对社会地位；相对身份；情形；状态；状况；地位；身份；重要地位；要人身份

Form words with "身"

离不开身 be fully occupied

身穿三点式 wear a trikini

热孝在身 wear mourning

身负重望 enjoy great fame

有孝在身 be in mourning

身穿比基尼的女孩 girl in a bikini

侧着身睡 sleep on one's side

Example phrases using "身"

• 他跟我磨个没完，我脱不开身。

  He kept plaguing me and I could not get away.

• 请您偏劳吧，我实在脱不开身。

  I’m very much occupied, so I have to trouble you to do it. / I hate to bother you, but I’m very much occupied now.

• 儿子没出息，老两口连个靠身都没有。

  As the son was a good-for-nothing, the old couple had no one to fall back on.

• 我忙得一会儿也离不开身。

  I’m too busy to leave even for a little while.

• 他翻了个身，又睡着了。

  He rolled over and fell asleep again.

• 警察抄了他的身，但没在他身上发现武器。

  The police searched him but found no weapon on him.

• 这件T恤衫你穿挺靠身。

  This T-shirt fits you well.

• 她这条裙子极称身。

  The skirt fits her perfectly.

• 他有命案在身。

  He has committed a homicide/murder.

• 他们被搜了身。

  They were searched.