上身
shàng shēn
Pinyin
Definition
上身
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- upper part of the body
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一哭二闹三上吊
- 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
- 2 to throw a tantrum
一日为师,终身为父
- 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一条绳上的蚂蚱
- 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
- 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
- 3 people who will sink or swim together
一身是胆
- 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
- 2 intrepid
三天不打,上房揭瓦
- 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
- 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
Sample Sentences
爱吃加工红肉吗?小心癌症上身。
Do you like eating processed red meat? You should be careful you don't get cancer.
听说你看电影的时候,总是瞌睡虫上身,动不动就看到睡着,是吗?
I hear that when you watch films, you're always overpowered by the sandman. You're always falling asleep at the drop of the hat when you're watching, yeah?
Guess: if someone wears a big round top hat, with a very tight top and extremely baggy pants, with pointy leather shoes, and they have a little moustache, carry a thin walking stick and waddle like a penguin, who are they imitating?