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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

Word relationships

Related words

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背景
bèi jǐng

background; backdrop; context

指家庭背景或社会出身

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

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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)

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Child Words of 出身

出
chū

to go out

身
shēn

body