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神态 shéntài “expression” in Chinese

Traditional 神態

What 神态 means

  1. expression
  2. manner
  3. bearing
  4. appearance
  5. deportment
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • look

How to say 神态

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale神shén2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale态tài4th tone, falling

神态 in a sentence

  1. 她说话时神态很自然。

    Tā shuōhuà shí shéntài hěn zìrán.

    She looked very relaxed when she spoke.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这幅画把老人的神态画得很生动。

    Zhè fú huà bǎ lǎorén de shéntài huà de hěn shēngdòng.

    This painting captures the old man’s expression vividly.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 神态 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 神 (shén) with each of its parts in a different colour
神shéngod; deity
  • 礻sign form of 示 · shìMeaning part
  • 申to report · shēnSound part

礻 hints at the meaning (sign); 申 (shēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with shén.

The character 态 (tài) with each of its parts in a different colour
态tàiappearance
  • 太very · tàiSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 太 (tài) hints at the sound. Compare it with tài.

How to write 神态

神 9 strokes · 态 8 strokes

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神态 (shéntài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 神态 (shéntài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 神态

Words with 神

神秘shénmì · mysterious神话shénhuà · legend精神jīngshén · spirit神经shénjīng · nerve眼神yǎnshén · look in one’s eyes出神chūshén · to be lost in thought留神liúshén · to be careful神气shénqì · spirited神奇shénqí · magical神圣shénshèng · sacred

Words with 态

态度tàidu · attitude状态zhuàngtài · condition表态biǎotài · to state one’s position心态xīntài · mindset生态shēngtài · ecology动态dòngtài · trend事态shìtài · situation形态xíngtài · form姿态zītài · posture

More words: Clothing & Appearance

模样múyàng · appearance纽扣儿niǔkòur · button旗袍qípáo · qipao容貌róngmào · looks首饰shǒushì · jewellery秃tū · bald外表wàibiǎo · appearance衣裳yīshang · clothes

FAQs

神态 (shéntài) means “expression” or “manner”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shéntài: shén with a 2nd tone, then tài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 神态 is written 神態. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shentai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 神态 from the suggestions. Typing shentai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
神态 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.