修身
xiū shēn
Pinyin

Definition

修身
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xiū shēn
  1. to cultivate one's moral character
  2. (fashion) slim-fit
  3. body-hugging

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

修复
xiū fù
  1. 1 to restore
  2. 2 to renovate
  3. 3 restoration
  4. 4 (computing) to fix (a bug)
修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
单身
dān shēn
  1. 1 unmarried
  2. 2 single
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

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
不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
  1. 1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 slovenly in dress and manner
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

Sample Sentences

班门弄斧，见笑了，我觉得，中国古人觉得人生最高的理想就是四个步骤：修身、齐家、治国、平天下。
bānménnòngfǔ ，jiànxiào le ，wǒ juéde ，Zhōngguó gǔrén juéde rénshēng zuì gāo de lǐxiǎng jiùshì sì gè bùzhòu ：xiūshēn 、qíjiā 、zhìguó 、píng tiānxià 。
I'd be teaching my grandma to suck eggs if I did that, how embarrassing. I think that for ancient Chinese people, the ultimate ideal in life comprised four stages: cultivating one's moral character, managing one's household, ruling a state and pacifying the country.
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对，他们认为人生在世是应该为社会为世界做出一些贡献的，最起码的是要“修身”，也就是注重自我修养。
duì ，tāmen rènwéi rén shēng zàishì shì yīnggāi wèi shèhuì wèi shìjiè zuòchū yīxiē gòngxiàn de ，zuì qǐmǎ de shì yào “xiūshēn ”，yějiùshì zhùzhòng zìwǒ xiūyǎng 。
Yes, they thought that humans were born in the world to make some contributions to society and to the world, or, at the very least, to cultivate their own moral character, or pay attention to cultivating themselves.
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很有道理，据我所知，修身有包括“内外兼修”，其中最根本的是“自我修养”，也就是——慎独。
hěnyǒu dàolǐ ，jùwǒsuǒzhī ，xiūshēn yǒu bāokuò “nèiwàijiānxiū ”，qízhōng zuì gēnběn de shì “zìwǒ xiūyǎng ”，yějiùshì ——shèndú 。
That makes a lot of sense. As far as I'm aware, cultivation includes both "inner and outer cultivation", the most basic of which is "self-cultivation" or -- preserving proper behavior in one's private life.
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哈哈，是啊，为了修身，这下子，每天睡觉前，我们又多了一件可做的事儿咯。
hāhā ，shì a ，wèile xiūshēn ，zhèxiàzi ，měitiān shuìjiào qián ，wǒmen yòu duō le yī jiàn kě zuò de shìr lo 。
Ha ha, yes, to cultivate his moral character. Now every day before we go to sleep, we have one more thing we can do.
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是啊，简单的说“颜体“饱满，“柳体”精瘦哈，所以史上也有“颜筋柳骨”的说法，练习书法修身养性，也是一种艺术的熏陶，真不错！
shì a ，jiǎndān de shuō “yántǐ “bǎomǎn ，“Liǔtǐ ”jīngshòu hā ，suǒyǐ shǐ shàng yě yǒu “yánjīnliǔgǔ ”de shuōfa ，liànxí shūfǎ xiūshēnyǎngxìng ，yě shì yīzhǒng yìshù de xūntáo ，zhēn bù cuò ！
Yeah, simply speaking the Yan style is fuller, while the Liu style is finer, so historically there has been the saying "Yan provides the muscle, while Liu provides the bones". Practicing calligraphy cultivates one's moral character and spirit, it's also an artistic training, it's great!
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光修心，不“修身”也不行啊，其实现在我特迷健康养生之类的书。人家说“有钱难买老来瘦”，照我这体型，以后老了肯定有罪受了。
guāng xiūxīn ，bù “xiūshēn ”yě bùxíng ā ，qíshí xiànzài wǒ tè mí jiànkāng yǎngshēng zhīlèi de shū 。rénjiā shuō “yǒuqián nán mǎi lǎoláishòu ”，zhào wǒ zhè tǐxíng ，yǐhòu lǎo le kěndìng yǒu zuì shòu le 。
Developing the mind, but not developing the body is no good either. To tell the truth, I've been really into health books lately. People say ”money can't buy you a svelte body when you're old“. Based on my body type, when I get old I'll definitely have harmed myself.
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