Sentence #3377987 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 身体 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.
体tǐbody
亻person form of 人 · rén
本root · běn
Memory aidA person 亻 and a root 本: the body.
How to write 身体
身 7 strokes · 体 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 身体 (shēntǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
身体 (shēntǐ) means “body, health” or “one’s health”. It is an HSK 2 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it shēntǐ: shēn with a 1st tone, then tǐ with a 3rd 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, 身体 is written 身體. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shenti with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 身体 from the suggestions. Typing shenti into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
身体 is an HSK 2 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
体tǐ3rd tone, dipping
