量身
liáng shēn
Pinyin

Definition

量身
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liáng shēn
  1. to take sb's measurements
  2. to measure sb up

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
尽量
jǐn liàng
  1. 1 as much as possible
  2. 2 to the greatest extent
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
化身
huà shēn
  1. 1 incarnation
  2. 2 reincarnation
  3. 3 embodiment (of abstract idea)
  4. 4 personification
单身
dān shēn
  1. 1 unmarried
  2. 2 single
能量
néng liàng
  1. 1 energy
  2. 2 capabilities
质量
zhì liàng
  1. 1 quality
  2. 2 (physics) mass
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
起身
qǐ shēn
  1. 1 to get up
  2. 2 to leave
  3. 3 to set forth
身
shēn
  1. 1 body
  2. 2 life
  3. 3 oneself
  4. 4 personally
  5. 5 one's morality and conduct
  6. 6 the main part of a structure or body
  7. 7 pregnant
  8. 8 classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
  9. 9 Kangxi radical 158
身上
shēn shang
  1. 1 on the body
  2. 2 at hand
  3. 3 among
身份
shēn fèn
  1. 1 identity
  2. 2 status
  3. 3 capacity
  4. 4 dignity
  5. 5 position
  6. 6 rank
身价
shēn jià
  1. 1 social status
  2. 2 price of a slave
  3. 3 price of a person (a sportsman etc)
  4. 4 worth
  5. 5 value (of stocks, valuables etc)
身材
shēn cái
  1. 1 stature
  2. 2 build (height and weight)
  3. 3 figure
身边
shēn biān
  1. 1 at one's side
  2. 2 on hand
身体
shēn tǐ
  1. 1 the body
  2. 2 one's health
  3. 3 CL:具[jù],個|个[gè]
  4. 4 in person
销量
xiāo liàng
  1. 1 sales volume
一身
yī shēn
  1. 1 whole body
  2. 2 from head to toe
  3. 3 single person
  4. 4 a suit of clothes
上身
shàng shēn
  1. 1 upper part of the body
下身
xià shēn
  1. 1 lower part of the body
  2. 2 genitalia
  3. 3 trousers
人身
rén shēn
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 personal
  3. 3 human body

Idioms (20)

一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
  1. 1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
  1. 1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
  1. 1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
  1. 1 leave it to me (idiom)
  2. 2 I'll take care of it
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
奋不顾身
fèn bù gù shēn
  1. 1 to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers
  2. 2 regardless of perils
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
  1. 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
  2. 2 to be all alone (idiom)
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
  1. 1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
小作怡情，大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
  1. 1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
  1. 1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
  2. 2 to exchange marriage vows
惹火烧身
rě huǒ shāo shēn
  1. 1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
  2. 2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling

Sample Sentences

也不能说这些特征不对，但是听起来好像是针对某种鸟量身定做的，有很多鸟不全都符合这些特征，怎么办？
yě bù néng shuō zhèxiē tèzhēng bù duì ，dànshì tīng qǐlai hǎoxiàng shì zhēnduì mǒuzhǒng niǎo liángshēndìngzuò de ，yǒu hěn duō niǎo bù quándōu fúhé zhèxiē tèzhēng ，zěnme bàn ？
It's not that these features are incorrect, but it sounds like it's describing one bird in particular, as many birds don't fit this description, so how could it work?
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是啊，今天就能拿新衣服了！我还从来没让裁缝量身定做过衣服呢。
shì ā ，jīntiān jiù néng ná xīn yīfu le ！wǒ hái cónglái méi ràng cáiféng liángshēndìngzuò guò yīfu ne 。
That's right, we can go pick up our new clothes! I've never had a tailor make me custom-made clothes before.
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好，那么前面我说过，我们已经为X420量身定做了一套营销方案。首先，我们将进行全国范围的电视、广播电台营销。此外，我们也打算将电子出版物纳入到我们的营销范围内。
hǎo ，nàme qiánmian wǒ shuō guo ，wǒmen yǐjīng wèi X sì\'èrlíng liángshēndìngzuò le yītào yíngxiāo fāngàn 。shǒuxiān ，wǒmen jiāng jìnxíng quánguó fànwéi de diànshì 、guǎngbō diàntái yíngxiāo 。cǐwài ，wǒmen yě dǎsuàn jiāng diànzǐ chūbǎnwù nàrù dào wǒmen de yíngxiāo fànwéi nèi 。
OK. Now, as I said before, we've already tailored a marketing scheme to the x420. First off, we will market the product nationwide via television and radio broadcasting. Additionally, we plan to incorporate electronics publications into our sphere of marketing.
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你好，沈小姐，我叫王明。今天我会带你在健身房逛一圈，了解一下你的情况，然后为你量身制定健身计划。
nǐhǎo ，Shěn xiǎojie ，wǒ jiào Wáng Míng 。jīntiān wǒ huì dài nǐ zài jiànshēnfáng guàng yī quān ，liǎojiě yīxià nǐ de qíngkuàng ，ránhòu wèi nǐ liángshēn zhìdìng jiànshēn jìhuà 。
Hi, Miss Shen. I'm Wang Ming. Today I'll take you on a tour of the gym, and get a better understanding of your personal situation. Then I'll design a wellness program for you.
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