上身
shàng shēn
Pinyin

Definition

上身
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shàng shēn
  1. upper part of the body

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shǎng
Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
shàng bān
  1. 1 to go to work
  2. 2 to be on duty
  3. 3 to start work
  4. 4 to go to the office
zǎo shang
  1. 1 early morning
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
wǎn shang
  1. 1 evening
  2. 2 night
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 in the evening

Idioms (20)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
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)
一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
三天不打,上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child

Sample Sentences

爱吃加工红肉吗?小心癌症上身。
ài chī jiāgōng hóng ròu ma ?xiǎoxīn áizhèng shàngshēn 。
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?
tīngshuō nǐ kàn diànyǐng de shíhou ,zǒngshì kēshuì chóng shàngshēn ,dòng bu dòng jiù kàn dào shuìzháo ,shìma ?
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?
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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?