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出身

chū shēn
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to be born of
  2. 2. to come from
  3. 3. family background
  4. 4. class origin

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Usage notes

Common mistakes

“出身”不能直接带宾语,常与“于”搭配,如“出身于书香门第”,不说“出身书香门第”。

Example Sentences

2 shown
他 出身 于一个普通的家庭。
He comes from an ordinary family.
我 出身 在1960年。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6152669)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.