Sentence #13667866 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 身材 is built
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身shēnbody
身 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from a person with a large belly: the body.
材cáimaterial
木tree · mùMeaning part
才ability · cáiSound part
木 hints at the meaning (tree); 才 (cái) hints at the sound. Compare it with cái.
How to write 身材
身 7 strokes · 材 7 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 身材 (shēncái). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
身材 (shēncái) means “stature” or “build (height and weight)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it shēncái: shēn with a 1st tone, then cái with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 身材 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shencai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 身材 from the suggestions. Typing shencai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
身材 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
身shēn1st tone, high and level
材cái2nd tone, rising
