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自身
自身
(zì shēn): Itself (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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自 • zì • self; oneself; from; since • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
zì
自
self; oneself; from; since
身 • shēn • body, person, oneself • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shēn
身
body, person, oneself
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 自身.
Words with
自
自己
zì jǐ
self; oneself
自行车
zì xíng chē
bicycle
来自
lái zì
come from
自习
zì xí
to study by oneself; self-study
自信
zì xìn
self-confident; believe in oneself
自学
zì xué
self-study
自然
zì rán
natural
大自然
dà zì rán
nature (the natural world)
Words with
身
身体
shēn tǐ
body; health
身边
shēn biān
at one's side
身高
shēn gāo
(a person's) height
全身
quán shēn
the whole body
健身房
jiàn shēn fáng
gym; fitness center
身份证
shēn fèn zhèng
identity card
健身
jiàn shēn
keep fit
身份
shēn fèn
identity
4.
Example Sentences with 自身
gōng
公
sī
司
de
的
fā
发
zhǎn
展
lí
离
bù
不
kāi
开
zì
自
shēn
身
de
的
nǔ
努
lì
力
。
The company's development cannot be separated from its own efforts.
tā
他
gōng
工
zuò
作
tài
太
máng
忙
,
cháng
常
cháng
常
hū
忽
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
zì
自
shēn
身
bú
不
fù
富
yù
裕
,
tā
zài
在
tán
谈
pàn
判
zhōng
中
,
wǒ
我
men
们
yìng
应
chōng
充
nǐ
你
wèi
为
hé
何
zǒng
总
shì
是
mán
埋
yuàn
怨
huán
环
jìng
lüè
略
le
了
zì
自
shēn
身
de
的
jiàn
健
kāng
康
wèn
问
tí
题
。
He is too busy with work and often neglects his own health issues.
他
réng
仍
jiān
坚
chí
持
jiē
接
jì
济
liú
流
làng
浪
dòng
动
wù
物
。
Despite not being wealthy himself, he still insists on providing relief to stray animals.
fèn
分
lì
利
yòng
用
zì
自
shēn
身
de
的
zī
资
yuán
源
yōu
优
shì
势
。
In negotiations, we should fully utilize our resource advantages.
境
,
ér
而
bù
不
cháng
尝
shì
试
gǎi
改
biàn
变
zì
自
shēn
身
ne
呢
?
Why do you always complain about the environment instead of trying to change yourself?