化身
huà shēn
Pinyin

Definition

化身
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huà shēn
  1. incarnation
  2. reincarnation
  3. embodiment (of abstract idea)
  4. personification

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
quán shēn
  1. 1 whole body
  2. 2 em (typography)
huà zhuāng
  1. 1 to put on makeup
huà shēn
  1. 1 incarnation
  2. 2 reincarnation
  3. 3 embodiment (of abstract idea)
  4. 4 personification
dān shēn
  1. 1 unmarried
  2. 2 single

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