身子 shēnzi body
body; pregnancy; health
How to remember 身子: 身 body + 子 child = body.
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How it is used
- Colloquial word for the body, especially regarding health or physical state - 你要多注意身子 (nǐ yào duō zhùyì shēnzi) take better care of your body.
- Often about wellbeing (身子骨 one's constitution) and sometimes a delicate euphemism for pregnancy (有了身子).
- Warmer and more spoken than 身体 (shēntǐ); 身子 leans toward the physical body's condition rather than "health" as a topic.
Example sentences
- 他把身子靠在胳膊上。 Tā bǎ shēnzi kào zài gēbó shàng.He leaned on his elbows.