How to say “body and mind” in Chinese
body and mind
“Body and mind” in Chinese is 身心, shēn xīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
身心 is read shēn xīn: 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
A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.
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 “身心”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “body and mind” in Chinese?
“Body and mind” in Chinese is 身心, pinyin shēnxīn.
What does 身心 mean?
身心 (shēnxīn) means “body and mind”.
How do you write 身心?
身心 is 2 characters: 身 (shēn) — body; 心 (xīn) — heart. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 身心?
身心 is read shēnxīn. Tones: shēn — first tone, xīn — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“body and mind” in the lesson “From birth to a long life”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. 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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