身
影

Silhouette in Chinese: 身影 (shēn yǐng)

shēn yǐng

silhouette

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Definitions

  1. 1silhouette
  2. 2figure

Stroke order

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身
影

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄧㄥˇ

yǐng

ㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我在人群中看到了他熟悉的身影。

    wǒ zài rén qún zhōng kàn dào le tā shú xī de shēn yǐng。

    I spotted his familiar figure in the crowd.

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Related words

电影

diàn yǐng

movie

身体

shēn tǐ

the body

影响

yǐng xiǎng

influence

合影

hé yǐng

to take a joint photo

摄影

shè yǐng

to take a photograph

身材

shēn cái

stature

身份

shēn fèn

identity

影子

yǐng zi

shadow

身上

shēn shang

on the body

全身

quán shēn

the whole body

身边

shēn biān

at one's side

影片

yǐng piàn

a copy of a film

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