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身
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Definitions
- 1. body
- 2. life
- 3. oneself
- 4. personally
- 5. one's morality and conduct
- 6. the main part of a structure or body
- 7. pregnant
- 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
- 9. Kangxi radical 158
Example Sentences
1 shown應該將小牛從母牛 身 邊帶開。
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Words Containing 身
to go to prison
lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
lordship
mere worldly possessions
to lose one's virginity
to be all alone in the world
one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
general anesthesia
tattoo
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
to show oneself
to be beneath one's dignity
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
to enter a body
sphinx
to tattoo
to take sb's measurements
hull
dusty
bachelor
sashimi
eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM)
teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
Walkman (trademark)
tall
to get up
to give one's life
to challenge the law (idiom)
to fit well (clothes)
forced labor to repay a debt
to get away from
social status
you can't always do as you like
to participate (in sth)
to settle down and pursue one's path in life (idiom)
at one's side
height (of person)
worn out in body and soul (idiom)
to put oneself in sb else's shoes
a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
(to stand or move) sideways
to throw oneself into sth
to place oneself
to wear (a garment)
to lose weight (intentionally)
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
to keep oneself pure
hiding place
to talk from one's personal experience
stature
identity theft
to purify one's body (i.e. to get castrated)
disability
a woman's physique
to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece
refreshment
to get away
life tenure
identity card
to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or property)
unmarried
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
(of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one
indentured laborer
(of a person) to turn round
to get oneself promoted to a higher rank
the real body (of Buddha or a God)
see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shǎn cún pán]
to tailor-make
I.D. number
lower part of the body
gym
to die without regrets (idiom); to sacrifice oneself without hesitation
to move quickly
nowhere to hide
penniless (idiom)
seriously injured
whole body
pregnant
in the capacity of
to give one's heart to
to stay at
to keep oneself pure
lower half of one's body
fallen into a trap
to do a background check on sb
systemic agent
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
to bind oneself
to search (a person)
to make one's home
legendary grass conferring invisibility
lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)
feathered
personal attack
amulet
over the whole body
to wear
to teach by words and example (idiom)
body sculpting (weight loss and exercise)
Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician
identity
lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)
blade (of a knife or sword)
powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless
person
to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers
skintight
as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
pension
to prostitute oneself
to strengthen one's body
self-protection
direct
to lose one's standing
to exercise
to have a try
not to get involved
corset
gym
to die
without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
to hide
to lean over
whole body
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
covered all over
all over
undefiled (girl)
body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
to die; to pass away
waist
to pledge eternal love (idiom)
lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
(idiom) to die a martyr; to be martyred
to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
push-up (exercise)
(theater) personal prop (spectacles, fan etc)
completely naked
the whole body
column shaft (architecture)
live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)
like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety
stand-in
to rise (in society)
in (some place)
fig. unmarried person
lifelong
alone; by oneself
body
(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts)
shelter
personal bodyguard
to turn around
to step forward bravely
the body of a vehicle; (bicycle) frame
to possess nothing except bare necessities
lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom)
to invite trouble
undefiled body
to find a place where one can fit in
to practice what one preaches (idiom)
to bend forward
(idiom) to experience it for oneself
corporeal body
to go on a journey
flying somersault
paralysis of one side of the body
the way of one's conduct and interaction in society (idiom)
to be pregnant (idiom)
contortion (performance art)
naked
to lose one's life
demon
body
see 體格檢查|体格检查[tǐ gé jiǎn chá]
unmarried
to leap
to hide oneself
gym (health center)
to be harmful to one's health
pose
silhouette
thrown into prison
lit. to be buried in the bellies of fish (idiom)
body mass index (BMI)
to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
(of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time
lit. the body is the revolution's capital
see 鬼壓床|鬼压床[guǐ yā chuáng]
tailor-made
aerobics
to change shape in a single shake
leave it to me (idiom)
to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
body and mind
to be born of
to cultivate one's moral character
wholeheartedly
to keep fit and healthy
to undergo a transformation; to morph; to turn into
hiding place
to possess
personal safety
to warm up (sports)
well-fitting (of clothes)
strong and vigorous
clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality
to straighten one's back
to bend the body at the waist
body shape
to do a body search
on the body
one's own (respective)
to work hard towards a turnaround
to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
to be decapitated (idiom)
tree trunk
sphinx
identity card
to feel as if it had happened to oneself
body part
oneself and one's family
to be trapped
posthumous
to lose one's virginity; to lose one's chastity
stature
the upper body
(idiom) getting killed
identification card
lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
\he failed to complete his quest before death\ (line from the poem \The Premier of Shu\ 蜀相[shǔ xiàng] by Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ])
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
one's personal rights
body
stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank
(a person's) height
agile; nimble; deft
the body
itself
half-length photo or portrait
busy and unable to get away
life sentence
alone
sweating all over
to (carry) on one's person
to give it your all
to keep oneself clean (figurative)
You may rise.
sword blade
accident causing injury or death
one's body as wood and earth
to bury a corpse
to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval
incarnation
pose or motion of one's body in martial arts
lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
height (of a person)
nudity
worn next to the skin
to turn over (when lying)
worn out in body and soul (idiom)
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off
to identify
upper part of the body
body of a vehicle or machine
it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
one's own interests
to stand up
to dodge
to teach by example
lit. to shake one's body
(of a person) short in stature
reflexive pronoun
skill
amulet; protective talisman; charm
demeaning
major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
all by oneself
one's life experience
identity card
to lean forward
forerunner
posture
never been in a romantic relationship
to showcase one's (unique) talents
all over
to fight at the head of one's troops
empty handed (carrying nothing)
exhibition game
baby powder
personal
to die without a burial site
ID card
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī])
to commit one's energy to
to give oneself wholly to
to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
devoid of fear (idiom)
pregnancy
see 藝多不壓身|艺多不压身[yì duō bù yā shēn]
itself
cripple
figure (esp. a woman's)
psychiatry
physically and emotionally exhausted
to get off one's high horse (idiom)
to brush past
burning with desire
to bow
to die