Word: 身 (shēn)

身 dictionary entry

shēn: pregnant; life; personally; the main part of a structure or body; one's morality and conduct; body; oneself; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; and 1 more

Full dictionary entry for 身

Example sentences using 身

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一失足成千古恨，再回头是百年身

yìshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, zài huítóu shì bǎinián shēn

one slip of the foot becomes a lasting regret; turn back and it is already a lifetime gone
他们转过身。

Tāmen zhuǎnguo shēn.

They turned around.
他身负机密使命。

Tā shēn fù jīmì shǐmìng.

He was charged with a secret mission.
使心用心，反害其身

shǐ xīn yòngxīn, fǎn hài qí shēn

use scheming and more scheming, and in the end harm your own self
医得病，医不得命；医得身，医不得心

yī débìng, yī bùde ming; yī de shēn, yī bùdé xīn

can cure illness but not fate; can cure the body but not the heart
卖了衣裳买酒喝，顾嘴不顾身

màile yīshang mǎi jiǔ hē, gùzuǐ búgù shēn

sold clothes to buy liquor: minds the mouth, not the body
口是祸之门,舌为斩身刀

kǒu shì huò zhī mén,shé wéi zhǎn shēn dāo

the mouth is the gate of disaster; the tongue is the blade that cuts the body
大厦千间，身眠七尺；良田万亩，日食一升

dàshà qiān jiān, shēn mián qīchǐ; liángtián wàn mǔ, rìshí yì shēng

a thousand rooms in a mansion, yet the body sleeps in seven feet; ten thousand mu of good land, yet one eats a litre a day
好言不听，祸必临身

hǎo yán bù tīng, huò bì lín shēn

if good advice isn't heeded, disaster will surely fall on you
好话传仨人，有头少了身；坏话传仨人，有叶又有根

hǎohuà chuán sā rén, yǒu tóu shǎole shēn; huàihuà chuán sā rén, yǒu Yè yòu yǒu gēn

good words passed through three people have a head but lose the body; bad words passed through three people have leaves as well as roots
当了衣服买肉吃，顾嘴不顾身

dàng le yīfu mǎi ròu chī, gùzuǐ búgù shēn

pawn clothes to buy meat: care for the mouth, not the body
当了衣服买酒喝，顾嘴不顾身

dàng le yīfu mǎi jiǔ hē, gùzuǐ búgù shēn

pawn clothes to buy wine: care for the mouth, not the body
恶言不出口，忿言不返于身

èyán bù chūkǒu, fènyán bù fǎn yú shēn

if evil words don't leave your mouth, angry words won't come back on you
我身负一个重要的任务。

Wǒ shēn fù yí gè zhòngyào de rènwu.

I am charged with an important mission.
披麻救火，惹焰烧身

pīmájiùhuǒ, rě yàn shāo shēn

putting on hemp to fight a fire, drawing the flames onto oneself
穿上这身制服，他显得特别威风！

Chuān shang zhè shēn zhìfú, tā xiǎnde tèbié wēifēng!

In this uniform, he looks especially impressive!
纵有大厦千间，不过身眠七尺

zòng yǒu dàshà qiān jiān, búguò shēn mián qīchǐ

even with a thousand rooms in a mansion, you sleep in only seven feet
舌是斩身刀

shé shì zhǎn shēn dāo

the tongue is a knife that cuts down your own body
艺多不碍身

yì duō bú'ài shēn

many skills don't weigh on the body
走廊太窄了，你侧一下身。

Zǒuláng tài zhǎile, nǐ cè yíxià shēn.

The hallway is too narrow, so turn sideways a bit.
身安抵万金

shēn āndǐ wànjīn

personal safety is worth ten thousand in gold
这身红衣服穿着真喜庆！

Zhè shēn hóng yīfu chuānzhe zhēn xǐqìng!

This red outfit looks so festive!