| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 身 | 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 |
| 一身 | 一身 | yīshēn | - whole body - from head to toe - single person - a suit of clothes |
| 上身 | 上身 | shàngshēn | - upper part of the body |
| 下身 | 下身 | xiàshēn | - lower part of the body - genitalia - trousers |
| 人身 | 人身 | rénshēn | - person - personal - human body |
| 修身 | 修身 | xiūshēn | - to cultivate one's moral character |
| 俯身 | 俯身 | fǔshēn | - to lean over - to bend over - to stoop - to bow |
| 健身 | 健身 | jiànshēn | - to exercise - to keep fit - to work out - physical exercise |
| 侧身 | 側身 | cèshēn | - (to stand or move) sideways |
| 凶身 | 兇身 | xiōngshēn | - demon - fiend |
| 全身 | 全身 | quánshēn | - whole body - em (typography) |
| 净身 | 凈身 | jìngshēn | - to purify one's body (i.e. to get castrated) |
| 出身 | 出身 | chūshēn | - to be born of - to come from - family background - class origin |
| 刀身 | 刀身 | dāoshēn | - blade (of a knife or sword) |
| 分身 | 分身 | fēnshēn | - to spare time for a separate task - doppelgänger - sockpuppet (Internet slang) |
| 切身 | 切身 | qièshēn | - direct - concerning oneself - personal |
| 刺身 | 刺身 | cìshēn | - sashimi |
| 前身 | 前身 | qiánshēn | - forerunner - predecessor - precursor - previous incarnation (Buddhism) - jacket front |
| 剑身 | 劍身 | jiànshēn | - sword blade |
| 动身 | 動身 | dòngshēn | - to go on a journey - to leave |
| 化身 | 化身 | huàshēn | - incarnation - reincarnation - embodiment (of abstract idea) - personification |
| 反身 | 反身 | fǎnshēn | - to turn around |
| 可身 | 可身 | kěshēn | - to fit well (clothes) |
| 合身 | 合身 | héshēn | - well-fitting (of clothes) |
| 周身 | 周身 | zhōushēn | - whole body |
| 单身 | 單身 | dānshēn | - unmarried - single |
| 在身 | 在身 | zàishēn | - to possess - to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit) |
| 塑身 | 塑身 | sùshēn | - body sculpting (weight loss and exercise) |
| 失身 | 失身 | shīshēn | - to lose one's virginity - to lose one's chastity |
| 委身 | 委身 | wěishēn | - to give oneself wholly to - to put oneself at sb's service - (of a woman) to give one's body to - to marry |
| 孑身 | 孑身 | jiéshēn | - all by oneself - all alone |
| 孤身 | 孤身 | gūshēn | - alone - lonely |
| 守身 | 守身 | shǒushēn | - to keep oneself pure - to preserve one's integrity - to remain chaste |
| 安身 | 安身 | ānshēn | - to make one's home - to take shelter |
| 容身 | 容身 | róngshēn | - to find a place where one can fit in - to make one's home - to seek shelter |
| 平身 | 平身 | píngshēn | - (old) to stand up (after kowtowing) - You may rise. |
| 厕身 | 廁身 | cèshēn | - to participate (in sth) - to play a humble role in |
| 弓身 | 弓身 | gōngshēn | - to bend the body at the waist - to bow |
| 强身 | 強身 | qiángshēn | - to strengthen one's body - to keep fit - to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc) |
| 抄身 | 抄身 | chāoshēn | - to search (a person) - to frisk |
| 投身 | 投身 | tóushēn | - to throw oneself into sth |
| 抽身 | 抽身 | chōushēn | - to get away from - to withdraw - to free oneself |
| 挺身 | 挺身 | tǐngshēn | - to straighten one's back |
| 舍身 | 捨身 | shěshēn | - to give one's life |
| 探身 | 探身 | tànshēn | - to lean forward - to lean out (of a window, door etc) |
| 摇身 | 搖身 | yáoshēn | - lit. to shake one's body - refers to abrupt transformation - same as 搖身一變|摇身一变 |
| 搜身 | 搜身 | sōushēn | - to do a body search - to frisk |
| 文身 | 文身 | wénshēn | - to tattoo |
| 替身 | 替身 | tìshēn | - stand-in - substitute - body double - stuntman - scapegoat - fall guy - to stand in for sb else |
| 本身 | 本身 | běnshēn | - itself - in itself - per se |
| 束身 | 束身 | shùshēn | - to bind oneself - submission |
| 栖身 | 棲身 | qīshēn | - to stay at - to live in (temporarily) |
| 树身 | 樹身 | shùshēn | - tree trunk |
| 机身 | 機身 | jīshēn | - body of a vehicle or machine - fuselage of a plane |
| 欠身 | 欠身 | qiànshēn | - to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture) |
| 浑身 | 渾身 | húnshēn | - all over - from head to foot |
| 满身 | 滿身 | mǎnshēn | - covered all over |
| 濯身 | 濯身 | zhuóshēn | - to keep oneself clean (figurative) |
| 热身 | 熱身 | rèshēn | - to warm oneself |
| 独身 | 獨身 | dúshēn | - unmarried - single |
| 献身 | 獻身 | xiànshēn | - to commit one's energy to - to devote oneself to - to sacrifice one's life for |
| 现身 | 現身 | xiànshēn | - to show oneself - to appear - (of a deity) to appear in the flesh |
| 瘦身 | 瘦身 | shòushēn | - to lose weight - to go on a diet |
| 真身 | 真身 | zhēnshēn | - the real body (of Buddha or a God) - true effigy |
| 破身 | 破身 | pòshēn | - to lose one's virginity |
| 空身 | 空身 | kōngshēn | - empty handed (carrying nothing) - alone |
| 童身 | 童身 | tóngshēn | - undefiled body - virginity - virgin |
| 纹身 | 紋身 | wénshēn | - tattoo |
| 终身 | 終身 | zhōngshēn | - lifelong - all one's life - marriage |
| 紧身 | 緊身 | jǐnshēn | - skintight |
| 纵身 | 縱身 | zòngshēn | - to leap - to spring - to throw oneself |
| 缠身 | 纏身 | chánshēn | - (of an illness, debt etc) to plague sb - to preoccupy sb - difficult to get rid of |
| 罄身 | 罄身 | qìngshēn | - nudity - nakedness |
| 置身 | 置身 | zhìshēn | - to place oneself - to stay |
| 翻身 | 翻身 | fānshēn | - to turn over (when lying) - (fig.) to free oneself - to emancipate oneself - to bring about a change of one's fortunes |
| 肉身 | 肉身 | ròushēn | - corporeal body |
| 脱身 | 脫身 | tuōshēn | - to get away - to escape (from obligations) - to free oneself - to disengage |
| 自身 | 自身 | zìshēn | - itself - oneself - one's own |
| 船身 | 船身 | chuánshēn | - hull - body of a ship |
| 葬身 | 葬身 | zàngshēn | - to bury a corpse - to be buried |
| 藏身 | 藏身 | cángshēn | - to hide - to go into hiding - to take refuge |
| 亲身 | 親身 | qīnshēn | - personal - oneself |
| 贴身 | 貼身 | tiēshēn | - worn next to the skin - close-fitting - personal (servant etc) |
| 卖身 | 賣身 | màishēn | - to prostitute oneself - to sell oneself into slavery |
| 赤身 | 赤身 | chìshēn | - naked |
| 起身 | 起身 | qǐshēn | - to get up - to leave - to set forth |
| 跻身 | 躋身 | jīshēn | - to rise (in society) |
| 身上 | 身上 | shēnshang | - on the body - at hand - among |
| 身世 | 身世 | shēnshì | - one's life experience - one's lot |
| 身亡 | 身亡 | shēnwáng | - to die |
| 身份 | 身份 | shēnfèn | - identity - status - capacity - dignity - position - rank |
| 身价 | 身價 | shēnjià | - social status - price of a slave - price of a person (a sportsman etc) - worth - value (of stocks, valuables etc) |
| 身兼 | 身兼 | shēnjiān | - holding two jobs simultaneously |
| 身分 | 身分 | shēnfèn | - variant of 身份 - identity - status - capacity - dignity - position - rank |
| 身型 | 身型 | shēnxíng | - body shape |
| 身子 | 身子 | shēnzi | - body - pregnancy - health |
| 身孕 | 身孕 | shēnyùn | - pregnancy - pregnant |
| 身形 | 身形 | shēnxíng | - figure (esp. a woman's) |
| 身影 | 身影 | shēnyǐng | - silhouette - figure |
| 身后 | 身後 | shēnhòu | - posthumous - one's social background - behind the body |
| 身心 | 身心 | shēnxīn | - body and mind - mental and physical |
| 身态 | 身態 | shēntài | - pose - figure - attitude |
| 身手 | 身手 | shēnshǒu | - skill - talent - agility |
| 身才 | 身才 | shēncái | - stature - build (height and weight) - figure |
| 身故 | 身故 | shēngù | - to die |
| 身教 | 身教 | shēnjiào | - to teach by example |
| 身材 | 身材 | shēncái | - stature - build (height and weight) - figure |
| 身板 | 身板 | shēnbǎn | - bodily health - one's physical state |
| 身段 | 身段 | shēnduàn | - a woman's physique - figure - posture on stage |
| 身法 | 身法 | shēnfǎ | - pose or motion of one's body in martial arts |
| 身为 | 身為 | shēnwéi | - in the capacity of - as |
| 身穿 | 身穿 | shēnchuān | - to wear - wearing (a uniform) |
| 身着 | 身著 | shēnzhuó | - to wear |
| 身处 | 身處 | shēnchǔ | - in (some place) - to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc) - to find oneself in - placed in - surrounded by |
| 身躯 | 身軀 | shēnqū | - body |
| 身边 | 身邊 | shēnbiān | - at one's side - on hand |
| 身量 | 身量 | shēnliang | - height (of a person) - stature - fig. reputation - standing |
| 身长 | 身長 | shēncháng | - height (of person) - length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) |
| 身陷 | 身陷 | shēnxiàn | - to be trapped - to be imprisoned |
| 身体 | 身體 | shēntǐ | - (human) body - health - CL:具[ju4],個|个[ge4] |
| 身高 | 身高 | shēngāo | - (a person's) height |
| 躬身 | 躬身 | gōngshēn | - to bow |
| 车身 | 車身 | chēshēn | - body of automobile |
| 转身 | 轉身 | zhuǎnshēn | - (of a person) to turn round - to face about - (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) |
| 进身 | 進身 | jìnshēn | - to get oneself promoted to a higher rank |
| 遍身 | 遍身 | biànshēn | - over the whole body |
| 量身 | 量身 | liángshēn | - to take sb's measurements - to measure sb up |
| 闪身 | 閃身 | shǎnshēn | - to dodge |
| 防身 | 防身 | fángshēn | - self-protection - to defend oneself |
| 附身 | 附身 | fùshēn | - to enter a body - to possess |
| 随身 | 隨身 | suíshēn | - to (carry) on one's person - to (take) with one |
| 隐身 | 隱身 | yǐnshēn | - to hide oneself - invisible (person or online status) |
| 只身 | 隻身 | zhīshēn | - alone - by oneself |
| 飞身 | 飛身 | fēishēn | - to move quickly - to vault - flying tackle |
| 一身汗 | 一身汗 | yīshēnhàn | - sweating all over |
| 上半身 | 上半身 | shàngbànshēn | - the upper body |
| 下半身 | 下半身 | xiàbànshēn | - lower half of one's body |
| 人身权 | 人身權 | rénshēnquán | - one's personal rights |
| 健身室 | 健身室 | jiànshēnshì | - gym |
| 健身房 | 健身房 | jiànshēnfáng | - gym - gymnasium |
| 健身馆 | 健身館 | jiànshēnguǎn | - a gym (health center) |
| 全身心 | 全身心 | quánshēnxīn | - wholeheartedly - (to devote oneself) heart and soul |
| 其自身 | 其自身 | qízìshēn | - one's own (respective) - proprietary |
| 包身工 | 包身工 | bāoshēngōng | - indentured laborer |
| 半身像 | 半身像 | bànshēnxiàng | - half-length photo or portrait - bust |
| 单身汉 | 單身漢 | dānshēnhàn | - bachelor - unmarried man |
| 土木身 | 土木身 | tǔmùshēn | - one's body as wood and earth - undecorated - unvarnished (truth) |
| 失身分 | 失身分 | shīshēnfèn | - demeaning |
| 它本身 | 它本身 | tāběnshēn | - itself |
| 探身子 | 探身子 | tànshēnzi | - to bend forward - to lean out |
| 热身赛 | 熱身賽 | rèshēnsài | - exhibition game |
| 爽身粉 | 爽身粉 | shuǎngshēnfěn | - baby powder - talcum powder |
| 罄身儿 | 罄身兒 | qìngshēnr | - erhua variant of 罄身[qing4 shen1] |
| 蔽身处 | 蔽身處 | bìshēnchù | - shelter |
| 藏身处 | 藏身處 | cángshēnchù | - hiding place - hideout - shelter |
| 护身符 | 護身符 | hùshēnfú | - amulet - protective talisman - charm |
| 身份卡 | 身份卡 | shēnfènkǎ | - identity card - ID card |
| 身份证 | 身份證 | shēnfènzhèng | - identity card - ID |
| 身分证 | 身分證 | shēnfènzhèng | - identity card - also written 身份證|身份证[shen1 fen4 zheng4] |
| 身子骨 | 身子骨 | shēnzigǔ | - posture - upright posture |
| 身心科 | 身心科 | shēnxīnkē | - psychiatry |
| 身板儿 | 身板兒 | shēnbǎnr | - bodily health - one's physical state |
| 重身子 | 重身子 | zhòngshēnzi | - pregnant - pregnant woman |
| 陈省身 | 陳省身 | ChénXǐngshēn | - Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician |
| 随身碟 | 隨身碟 | suíshēndié | - USB flash drive (Tw) - see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shan3 cun2 pan2] |
| 随身听 | 隨身聽 | suíshēntīng | - Walkman (trademark) - portable stereo |
| 隐身草 | 隱身草 | yǐnshēncǎo | - legendary grass conferring invisibility - fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans |
| 鬼压身 | 鬼壓身 | guǐyāshēn | - see 鬼壓床|鬼压床[gui3 ya1 chuang2] |
| 一展身手 | 一展身手 | yīzhǎnshēnshǒu | - to showcase one's (unique) talents - to display one's (individual) prowess |
| 一身两役 | 一身兩役 | yīshēnliǎngyì | - one person taking on two tasks simultaneously |
| 一身是胆 | 一身是膽 | yīshēnshìdǎn | - devoid of fear (idiom) - intrepid |
| 五短身材 | 五短身材 | wǔduǎnshēncái | - (of a person) short in stature |
| 人身事故 | 人身事故 | rénshēnshìgù | - accident causing injury or death |
| 人身安全 | 人身安全 | rénshēnānquán | - personal safety |
| 人身攻击 | 人身攻擊 | rénshēngōngjī | - personal attack |
| 人头狮身 | 人頭獅身 | réntóushīshēn | - sphinx |
| 人头蛇身 | 人頭蛇身 | réntóushéshēn | - human head, snake's body - cf Nüwa 女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology |
| 以身作则 | 以身作則 | yǐshēnzuòzé | - to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model |
| 以身报国 | 以身報國 | yǐshēnbàoguó | - to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country |
| 以身抵债 | 以身抵債 | yǐshēndǐzhài | - forced labor to repay a debt |
| 以身相许 | 以身相許 | yǐshēnxiāngxǔ | - to give one's heart to - to devote one's life to |
| 以身许国 | 以身許國 | yǐshēnxǔguó | - to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom) |
| 以身试法 | 以身試法 | yǐshēnshìfǎ | - to challenge the law (idiom) - to knowingly violate the law |
| 伏地挺身 | 伏地挺身 | fúdìtǐngshēn | - pushup (exercise) |
| 全身麻醉 | 全身麻醉 | quánshēnmázuì | - general anesthetic |
| 净心修身 | 凈心修身 | jìngxīnxiūshēn | - to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom) |
| 净身出户 | 凈身出戶 | jìngshēnchūhù | - to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or property) |
| 初试身手 | 初試身手 | chūshìshēnshǒu | - to have a try - to try one's hand - initial foray |
| 半身不遂 | 半身不遂 | bànshēnbùsuì | - paralysis of one side of the body - hemiplegia |
| 反身代词 | 反身代詞 | fǎnshēndàicí | - reflexive pronoun |
| 单身贵族 | 單身貴族 | dānshēnguìzú | - fig. unmarried person - single person (especially one who is comfortable financially) |
| 大显身手 | 大顯身手 | dàxiǎnshēnshǒu | - (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities |
| 奋不顾身 | 奮不顧身 | fènbùgùshēn | - to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers - regardless of perils |
| 孑然一身 | 孑然一身 | jiérányīshēn | - to be all alone in the world |
| 孤身只影 | 孤身隻影 | gūshēnzhīyǐng | - lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company - to be all alone (idiom) |
| 守身如玉 | 守身如玉 | shǒushēnrúyù | - to keep oneself pure - to preserve one's integrity - to remain chaste |
| 安身立命 | 安身立命 | ānshēnlìmìng | - settle down and get on with one's pursuit |
| 引火烧身 | 引火燒身 | yǐnhuǒshāoshēn | - to invite trouble |
| 惹火烧身 | 惹火燒身 | rěhuǒshāoshēn | - stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt - fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling |
| 感同身受 | 感同身受 | gǎntóngshēnshòu | - to feel as if it had happened to oneself - to sympathize - (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor |
| 欲火焚身 | 慾火焚身 | yùhuǒfénshēn | - burning with desire |
| 打翻身仗 | 打翻身仗 | dǎfānshēnzhàng | - to work hard towards a turn-around - to fight to reverse sth |
| 挺身而出 | 挺身而出 | tǐngshēnérchū | - to step forward bravely |
| 舍身求法 | 捨身求法 | shěshēnqiúfǎ | - to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom) |
| 摇身一变 | 搖身一變 | yáoshēnyībiàn | - to change shape in a single shake - fig. to take on a new lease of life |
| 擦身而过 | 擦身而過 | cāshēnérguò | - to brush past |
| 明哲保身 | 明哲保身 | míngzhébǎoshēn | - a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) - to put one's own safety before matters of principle |
| 替身演员 | 替身演員 | tìshēnyǎnyuán | - substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts) - stuntman |
| 有失身份 | 有失身份 | yǒushīshēnfèn | - to be beneath one's dignity |
| 束身内衣 | 束身內衣 | shùshēnnèiyī | - corset |
| 机身宽大 | 機身寬大 | jīshēnkuāndà | - wide body - wide-bodied (aircraft) |
| 殒身不恤 | 殞身不恤 | yǔnshēnbùxù | - to die without regrets (idiom); to sacrifice oneself without hesitation |
| 浑身上下 | 渾身上下 | húnshēnshàngxià | - all over - from head to toe |
| 浑身解数 | 渾身解數 | húnshēnxièshù | - to give it your all - to go at it with all you've got - to throw your whole weight behind it - also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4] |
| 满身尘埃 | 滿身塵埃 | mǎnshēnchénāi | - dusty |
| 洁身自好 | 潔身自好 | jiéshēnzìhào | - clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality - to shun evil influence - to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble - to keep one's hands clean |
| 澡身浴德 | 澡身浴德 | zǎoshēnyùdé | - to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation - cleanliness is next to godliness |
| 无处容身 | 無處容身 | wúchùróngshēn | - nowhere to hide |
| 现身说法 | 現身說法 | xiànshēnshuōfǎ | - to talk from one's personal experience - to use oneself as an example |
| 私定终身 | 私定終身 | sīdìngzhōngshēng | - to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval |
| 立身处世 | 立身處世 | lìshēnchǔshì | - the way of one's conduct and interaction in society (idiom) |
| 粉身碎骨 | 粉身碎骨 | fěnshēnsuìgǔ | - lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom) - fig. to die horribly - to sacrifice one's life |
| 终身大事 | 終身大事 | zhōngshēndàshì | - major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage) |
| 终身监禁 | 終身監禁 | zhōngshēnjiānjìn | - life sentence |
| 置身事外 | 置身事外 | zhìshēnshìwài | - not to get involved - to stay out of it |
| 脱不了身 | 脫不了身 | tuōbùliǎoshēn | - busy and unable to get away |
| 自身利益 | 自身利益 | zìshēnlìyì | - one's own interests |
| 自身难保 | 自身難保 | zìshēnnánbǎo | - powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless |
| 藏身之处 | 藏身之處 | cángshēnzhīchù | - hiding place - hideout |
| 言传身教 | 言傳身教 | yánchuánshēnjiào | - to teach by words and example (idiom) |
| 设身处地 | 設身處地 | shèshēnchǔdì | - to put oneself in sb else's shoes |
| 护身符子 | 護身符子 | hùshēnfúzi | - amulet - protective talisman - charm |
| 贵族身份 | 貴族身份 | guìzúshēnfèn | - lordship |
| 贴身卫队 | 貼身衛隊 | tiēshēnwèiduì | - personal bodyguard |
| 赤身露体 | 赤身露體 | chìshēnlùtǐ | - completely naked |
| 身不由己 | 身不由己 | shēnbùyóujǐ | - without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary - not of one's own volition - in spite of oneself |
| 身份盗窃 | 身份盜竊 | shēnfèndàoqiè | - identity theft |
| 身份证明 | 身份證明 | shēnfènzhèngmíng | - ID card - proof of identity |
| 身先朝露 | 身先朝露 | shēnxiānzhāolù | - body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence |
| 身外之物 | 身外之物 | shēnwàizhīwù | - mere worldly possessions |
| 身强力壮 | 身強力壯 | shēnqiánglìzhuàng | - strong and vigorous - sturdy - robust |
| 身心交病 | 身心交病 | shēnxīnjiāobìng | - worn out in body and soul (idiom) |
| 身心交瘁 | 身心交瘁 | shēnxīnjiāocuì | - worn out in body and soul (idiom) |
| 身心俱疲 | 身心俱疲 | shēnxīnjùpí | - physically and emotionally exhausted |
| 身心爽快 | 身心爽快 | shēnxīnshuǎngkuài | - refreshment |
| 身心障碍 | 身心障礙 | shēnxīnzhàngài | - disability |
| 身怀六甲 | 身懷六甲 | shēnhuáiliùjiǎ | - to be pregnant (idiom) |
| 身披羽毛 | 身披羽毛 | shēnpīyǔmáo | - feathered |
| 身败名裂 | 身敗名裂 | shēnbàimíngliè | - to lose one's standing - to have one's reputation swept away - a complete defeat and fall from grace |
| 身无分文 | 身無分文 | shēnwúfēnwén | - penniless (idiom) |
| 身经百战 | 身經百戰 | shēnjīngbǎizhàn | - lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom) - fig. experienced - seasoned |
| 身负重伤 | 身負重傷 | shēnfùzhòngshāng | - seriously injured |
| 身轻如燕 | 身輕如燕 | shēnqīngrúyàn | - as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl) |
| 身陷囹圄 | 身陷囹圄 | shēnxiànlíngyǔ | - thrown into prison - behind bars |
| 身陷牢狱 | 身陷牢獄 | shēnxiànláoyù | - to go to prison - to be imprisoned |
| 身陷牢笼 | 身陷牢籠 | shēnxiànláolóng | - fallen into a trap |
| 身体力行 | 身體力行 | shēntǐlìxíng | - to practice what one preaches (idiom) |
| 身体检查 | 身體檢查 | shēntǐjiǎnchá | - see 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2] |
| 身体部分 | 身體部分 | shēntǐbùfèn | - body part |
| 身体障害 | 身體障害 | shēntǐzhànghài | - cripple |
| 身高马大 | 身高馬大 | shēngāomǎdà | - tall - huge |
| 进身之阶 | 進身之階 | jìnshēnzhījiē | - stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank |
| 量身定制 | 量身定製 | liángshēndìngzhì | - tailor-made |
| 隐身草儿 | 隱身草兒 | yǐnshēncǎor | - erhua variant of 隱身草|隐身草[yin3 shen1 cao3] |
| 飞身翻腾 | 飛身翻騰 | fēishēnfānténg | - flying somersault |
| 养虎伤身 | 養虎傷身 | yǎnghǔshāngshēn | - Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later - to cherish a snake in one's bosom |
| 验明正身 | 驗明正身 | yànmíngzhèngshēn | - to identify - to verify sb's identity - identification |
| 咸鱼翻身 | 鹹魚翻身 | xiányúfānshēn | - lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom) - fig. to experience a reversal of fortune |
| 黄袍加身 | 黃袍加身 | huángpáojiāshēn | - lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom) - fig. to be made emperor - to take the crown |
| 八疸身面黄 | 八疸身面黃 | bādǎnshēnmiànhuáng | - eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM) |
| 包在我身上 | 包在我身上 | bāozàiwǒshēnshang | - leave it to me (idiom) - I'll take care of it |
| 有氧健身操 | 有氧健身操 | yǒuyǎngjiànshēncāo | - aerobics |
| 狮身人面像 | 獅身人面像 | shīshēnrénmiànxiàng | - sphinx |
| 身份证号码 | 身份證號碼 | shēnfènzhènghàomǎ | - I.D. number |
| 身份识别卡 | 身份識別卡 | shēnfènshíbiékǎ | - identification card - ID card |
| 身分证号码 | 身分證號碼 | shēnfènzhènghàomǎ | - variant of 身份證號碼|身份证号码[shen1 fen4 zheng4 hao4 ma3] - I.D. number |
| 死无葬身之地 | 死無葬身之地 | sǐwúzàngshēnzhīdì | - to die without a burial site - to die a pauper - a tragic end |
| 毛出在羊身上 | 毛出在羊身上 | máochūzàiyángshēnshàng | - lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. - Nothing comes for free. |
| 言教不如身教 | 言教不如身教 | yánjiàobùrúshēnjiào | - Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words. |
| 身教胜于言教 | 身教勝於言教 | shēnjiàoshèngyúyánjiào | - teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom) - action speaks louder than words |
| 身体质量指数 | 身體質量指數 | shēntǐzhìliàngzhǐshù | - body mass index (BMI) |
| 全身中毒性毒剂 | 全身中毒性毒劑 | quánshēnzhōngdúxìngdújì | - systemic agent - systemic gas - systemic poison |
| 牵一发而动全身 | 牽一髮而動全身 | qiānyīfàérdòngquánshēn | - lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves - fig. a slight change will affect everything else - the butterfly effect |
| 羊毛出在羊身上 | 羊毛出在羊身上 | yángmáochūzàiyángshēnshàng | - lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. - Nothing comes for free. |
| 身在曹营心在汉 | 身在曹營心在漢 | shēnzàiCáoyíngxīnzàiHàn | - live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom.) - to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else |
| 身在福中不知福 | 身在福中不知福 | shēnzàifúzhōngbùzhīfú | - to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off |
| 一日为师，终身为父 | 一日為師，終身為父 | yīrìwéishī,zhōngshēnwéifù | - lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom) |
| 人在江湖，身不由己 | 人在江湖，身不由己 | rénzàijiānghú,shēnbùyóujǐ | - you can't always do as you like - one has to compromise in this world (idiom) |
| 泥菩萨过江，自身难保 | 泥菩薩過江，自身難保 | nípúsàguòjiāng,zìshēnnánbǎo | - like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety - unable to save oneself, let alone others |
| 以其人之道，还治其人之身 | 以其人之道，還治其人之身 | yǐqírénzhīdào,huánzhìqírénzhīshēn | - to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game - to give sb a taste of his own medicine |
| 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 | 捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬 | shědeyīshēnguǎ,gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ | - one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) - to a fearless person, no fence is high enough |
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