身段
shēn duàn
Pinyin

Definition

身段
 - 
shēn duàn
  1. a woman's physique
  2. figure
  3. posture on stage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

单身
dān shēn
  1. 1 unmarried
  2. 2 single
段
Duàn
  1. 1 surname Duan
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
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
修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
健身
jiàn shēn
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to keep fit
  3. 3 to work out
  4. 4 physical exercise
健身房
jiàn shēn fáng
  1. 1 gym
  2. 2 gymnasium
全身
quán shēn
  1. 1 whole body
  2. 2 em (typography)
出身
chū shēn
  1. 1 to be born of
  2. 2 to come from
  3. 3 family background
  4. 4 class origin
化身
huà shēn
  1. 1 incarnation
  2. 2 reincarnation
  3. 3 embodiment (of abstract idea)
  4. 4 personification
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
感同身受
gǎn tóng shēn shòu
  1. 1 to feel as if it had happened to oneself
  2. 2 to sympathize
  3. 3 (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor
手段
shǒu duàn
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 means (of doing sth)
  3. 3 strategy
  4. 4 trick
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
时段
shí duàn
  1. 1 time interval
  2. 2 work shift
  3. 3 time slot
  4. 4 the twelve two-hour divisions of the day

Idioms (20)

一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
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
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
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
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
  1. 1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
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)
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
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
  1. 1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哼，咱中国四大美人儿里面，大家首先想到的不就是杨贵妃，瞧那丰腴的身段、银盘儿似的饱满脸庞，试问人世间还有比这更美好的吗？
hèng ，zá Zhōngguó sì dà měirénr lǐmiàn ，dàjiā shǒuxiān xiǎngdào de bù jiùshì Yáng Guìfēi ，qiáo nà fēngyú de shēnduàn 、yínpánr shìde bǎomǎn liǎnpáng ，shìwèn rénshìjiān háiyǒu bǐ zhè gèng měihǎo de ma ？
Hmmph, among the four legendary Chinese beauties, doesn't everyone always think of Yang Guifei. Looking at her full-bodied figure, and her full face like a silver plate, one might well ask, is there anyone more beautiful in the mortal world?
Go to Lesson