身 (shēn) means Body (life - oneself - personally). Below are 24 of the 86 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
跑步对 身 体很好。
Pǎobù duì shēntǐ hěn hǎo.
Running is very good for your health.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 跑步
多运动对 身 体好。
Duō yùndòng duì shēntǐ hǎo.
Getting more exercise is good for your health.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 身体
我 身 上没带零钱。
Wǒ shēn shàng méi dài língqián.
I do not have any change on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 零钱
我 身 上没带现金。
Wǒ shēn shàng méi dài xiànjīn.
I do not have any cash on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 现金
他每周健 身 三次。
Tā měi zhōu jiànshēn sān cì.
He works out three times a week.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 健身
他的 身 份是学生。
Tā de shēnfèn shì xuésheng.
His status is that of a student.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 身份
请随 身 带好行李。
Qǐng suíshēn dài hǎo xíngli.
Please keep your luggage with you.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 随身
请随 身 携带证件。
Qǐng suíshēn xiédài zhèngjiàn.
Please carry your documents with you.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 携带
学习是终 身 的事。
Xuéxí shì zhōngshēn de shì.
Learning is a lifelong business.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 终身
楼下有一家健 身 房。
Lóuxià yǒu yì jiā jiànshēnfáng.
There is a gym downstairs.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 健身
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From the graded readers
可是 身 体先不同意了。
kěshì shēntǐ xiān bùtóng yì le / liǎo / liào.
But my body disagreed first.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
我的头很疼， 身 体也很热。
wǒ de(possessive) tóu hěn téng, shēntǐ yě hěn rè.
My head hurt and my body was hot.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
From the travel phrasebook
我 身 体不太好。
Wǒ shēntǐ bú tài hǎo.
My health isn't great.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
身 appears in 86 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 身
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 身
How is 身 used in a sentence?
This page shows 86 sentences using 身 (shēn, "Body (life - oneself - personally)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 身 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 身 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 身?
The dictionary page for 身 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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