化
身

Incarnation in Chinese: 化身 (huà shēn)

huà shēn

incarnation

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1incarnation
  2. 2reincarnation
  3. 3embodiment (of abstract idea)
  4. 4personification

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化
身

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ㄏㄨㄚˋ

huà

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 在孩子眼里，母亲是爱的化身。

    zài hái zi yǎn lǐ， mǔ qīn shì ài de huà shēn。

    In the child's eyes, his mother is the embodiment of love.

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Related words

化

huà

to make into

身体

shēn tǐ

the body

变化

biàn huà

(intransitive) to change

文化

wén huà

culture

化学

huà xué

chemistry

融化

róng huà

to melt

身材

shēn cái

stature

身份

shēn fèn

identity

消化

xiāo huà

to digest (food)

身上

shēn shang

on the body

全身

quán shēn

the whole body

身边

shēn biān

at one's side

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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