How to say “whole body” in Chinese
whole body
“Whole body” in Chinese is 全身, quán shēn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
全身 is read quán shēn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “全身”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 全身. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 心脏把血液送到全身。xīnzàngbǎxuèyèsòngdàoquánshēnThe heart pumps blood around the whole body.
- 你怎么全身都湿透了？nǐzěnmequánshēndōushītòuleHow come you're soaked to the skin?
- 你怎么全身都湿了？nǐzěnmequánshēndōushīleHow come you're soaked all over?
- 我已经用尽了全身的力气wǒyǐjīngyòngjìnlequánshēndelìqiI've already used up every ounce of my strength.
More words from the lesson “From head to toe”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “whole body” in Chinese?
“Whole body” in Chinese is 全身, pinyin quánshēn.
What does 全身 mean?
全身 (quánshēn) means “whole body”.
How do you write 全身?
全身 is 2 characters: 全 (quán) — whole, complete; 身 (shēn) — body. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 全身?
全身 is read quánshēn. Tones: quán — second tone, shēn — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“whole body” in the lesson “From head to toe”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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