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身体 (shēn tǐ) English Meaning
- (human) body
- health
Traditional Characters: 身體
身 forms words in:
HSK 2, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to jump to the list.
体 forms words in:
HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to jump to the list.
Corresponding Classifiers|Measure Words:
- 個|个 (gè)
Sample Sentences
- 他的身体很好。
Tā de shēntǐ hěn hǎo.
He is in good health. - 吸烟对身体有害。
Xīyān duì shēntǐ yǒuhài.
Smoking is bad for your health. - 拉起被单盖住身体。
Lā qǐ bèidān gài zhù shēntǐ.
Pull the sheet over the body. - 他猛击对手的身体。
Tā měng jī duìshǒu de shēntǐ.
He punished his opponent with fierce body punches. - 我父亲身体很健康。
Wǒ fùqīn shēntǐ hěn jiànkāng.
My father is in good health.
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Stroke Order & Character Components
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
身 (shēn): body
体 (tǐ): form; style; body; system
- 亻 (rén): man
- 本 (běn): roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc.; originally
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 身
HSK 2 Word List
- 身体(shēn tǐ): (human) body; health; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 5 Word List
- 健身(jiàn shēn): to exercise; to keep fit; to work out; physical exercise;
- 身材(shēn cái): stature; build (height and weight); figure
- 身份(shēn fèn): status; capacity; dignity; position; rank; identity
- 随身(suí shēn): to (carry) on one’s person; to (take) with one
HSK 6 Word List
- 本身(běn shēn): in itself; per se; itself
- 出身(chū shēn): family background; class origin
- 动身(dòng shēn): go on a journey; leave
- 浑身(hún shēn): all over; from head to foot
- 终身(zhōng shēn): lifelong; all one’s life; marriage
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 体
HSK 2 Word List
- 身体(shēn tǐ): (human) body; health; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 3 Word List
- 体育(tǐyù): sports; physical education
HSK 5 Word List
- 集体(jí tǐ): collective; social; team; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 具体(jù tǐ): concrete; definite; specific
- 媒体(méi tǐ): media, esp. news media
- 体会(tǐhuì): to know (through learning or by experience); to realize; experience; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 体贴(tǐtiē): considerate (of other people’s needs)
- 体现(tǐxiàn): to embody; to reflect; to incarnate
- 体验(tǐyàn): to experience for oneself
- 整体(zhěng tǐ): whole entity; entire body; synthesis; as a whole (situation, construction, team, etc.); global; macrocosm; integral; holistic; whole
HSK 6 Word List
- 大体(dà tǐ): in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole
- 繁体字(fán tǐzì): traditional Chinese character
- 个体(gè tǐ): individual
- 固体(gù tǐ): solid
- 简体字(jiǎn tǐzì): simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字(fán tǐ zì)
- 解体(jiě tǐ): to break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse; to crumble
- 立体(lì tǐ): three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic
- 尸体(shī tǐ): dead body; corpse; carcass; CL: 具(jù)
- 体裁(tǐcái): genre; style; form of writing
- 体积(tǐjī): volume; bulk; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 体谅(tǐliàng): to empathize; to allow (for something); to show understanding; to appreciate
- 体面(tǐmiàn): dignity; face (as in ‘losing face’); honorable; creditable; pretty
- 体系(tǐxì): system; setup; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 团体(tuán tǐ): group; organization; team; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 液体(yè tǐ): liquid
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
