HSK 5 · Body

姿势 zīshì “posture” in Chinese

Traditional 姿勢

What 姿势 means

  1. posture
  2. position

How to say 姿势

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale姿zī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale势shì4th tone, falling

姿势 in a sentence

  1. 看书的时候要注意坐的姿势。

    Kànshū de shíhou yào zhùyì zuò de zīshì.

    Mind your posture when you’re reading.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 你跑步的姿势不对。

    Nǐ pǎobù de zīshì bú duì.

    Your running technique isn’t right.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 姿势 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 姿 (zī) with each of its parts in a different colour
姿zībeauty
  • 次order · cìSound part
  • 女woman · nǚMeaning part

女 hints at the meaning (woman); 次 (cì) hints at the sound. Compare it with zī.

The character 势 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
势shìpower
  • 执to execute · zhíSound part
  • 力strength · lìMeaning part

力 hints at the meaning (strength); 执 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with shì.

How to write 姿势

姿 9 strokes · 势 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 姿势

Words with 姿

姿态zītài · posture

Words with 势

趋势qūshì · trend形势xíngshì · circumstances优势yōushì · superiority地势dìshì · terrain手势shǒushì · gesture势力shìli · power局势júshì · situation (esp. political or military)气势qìshì · momentum声势shēngshì · momentum势必shìbì · bound to

More words: People, Body & Health

着凉zháoliáng · to catch a cold诊断zhěnduàn · to diagnose治疗zhìliáo · to treat (an illness)中心zhōngxīn · centre醉zuì · drunk伴侣bànlǚ · partner伯母bómǔ · aunt (wife of father’s elder brother)出身chūshēn · family background

FAQs

姿势 (zīshì) means “posture” or “position”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zīshì: zī with a 1st tone, then shì 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, 姿势 is written 姿勢. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zishi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 姿势 from the suggestions. Typing zishi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
姿势 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.