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身子

shēn zi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

身子 (shēn zi) means "body; pregnancy; health". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 身子 means

1. body
2. pregnancy
3. health

The characters in 身子

• 身shēnbody; life; oneself
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 他把身子靠在胳膊上。
  Tā bǎ shēnzi kào zài gēbo shàng.
  He leaned on his elbows.
• 那就不要光着身子散步!
  Nà jiù bù yào guāngzhe shēnzi sànbù!
  Don't go for a walk naked!
• 她弯低身子，把钱币捡了起来。
  Tā wān dī shēnzi, bǎ qiánbì jiǎn le qǐlai.
  She bent down and picked up the coin.

Words starting with 身子

• 身子骨shēn zi gǔ(colloquial) physique; physical constitution; health

Words containing 身子

• 重身子zhòng shēn zipregnant; pregnant woman
• 探身子tàn shēn zito bend forward; to lean out

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