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身

To be born of in Chinese: 出身 (chū shēn)

chū shēn

to be born of

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be born of
  2. 2to come from
  3. 3family background
  4. 4class origin

Stroke order

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出
身

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他出身于一个普通的工人家庭。

    tā chū shēn yú yí gè pǔ tōng de gōng rén jiā tíng。

    He comes from an ordinary worker's family.

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Related words

出

chū

to go out

身体

shēn tǐ

the body

出现

chū xiàn

to appear

出差

chū chāi

to go on an official or business trip

出发

chū fā

to set off

出生

chū shēng

to be born

演出

yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

出版

chū bǎn

to publish

出口

chū kǒu

an exit

出色

chū sè

remarkable

出席

chū xí

to attend

身材

shēn cái

stature

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