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身材

shēncái

body shape

A person showing body shape
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Characters in this word

身 shēn

Strokes
7
Radical
身 — body, torso
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 身

材 cái

Strokes
7
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 才 ability, talent, gift
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 材

Example phrases

  • 她身材很好。 Tā shēn cái hěn hǎo. She has a good figure.
  • 他身材高大。 Tā shēn cái gāo dà. He is tall and strongly built.
  • 我喜欢这身材。 Wǒ xǐ huān zhè shēn cái. I like this body shape.

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