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身影

身影 (shēn yǐng): Figure / shadow (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

身影 consists of 2 characters.

body, person, oneself

shadow, reflection, image

Word Info

Pinyinshēn yǐng

MeaningFigure / shadow

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word身影

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 身影.

Words with 身

身体shēn tǐHSK 2
身边shēn biānHSK 3
身高shēn gāoHSK 3
全身quán shēnHSK 4
健身房jiàn shēn fángHSK 4
身份证shēn fèn zhèngHSK 4
健身jiàn shēnHSK 5
自身zì shēnHSK 5

Words with 影

电影diàn yǐngHSK 1
电影院diàn yǐng yuànHSK 1
影响yǐng xiǎngHSK 3
合影hé yǐngHSK 5
影子yǐng ziHSK 5
影片yǐng piànHSK 5
影视yǐng shìHSK 5
摄影

shè yǐng

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 身影 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 身影 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

máng忙

lù碌

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

neutral

busy figure

shú熟

xī悉

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

neutral

familiar figure

Measure Word + Nounwith孤独

yí一

gè个

gū孤

dú独

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

Verb + Complementwith消失

xiāo消

shī失

zài在

yè夜

sè色

zhōng中

4.

Example Sentences with 身影

mā妈

mā妈

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

zài在

chú厨

fáng

neutral

a lonely figure

neutral

disappear into the night

房

lǐ里

。

Mom's figure is in the kitchen.

tòu透

guò过

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

de的

bō玻

lí璃

chuāng窗

，

wǒ我

piē瞥

jiàn见

le了

tā他

cōng匆

cōng匆

lí离

qù去

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

。

Through the glass window of the office, I caught a glimpse of his figure hurrying away.

zài在

máng茫

máng茫

rén人

hǎi海

zhōng中

，

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

céng曾

xún寻

mì觅

guò过

nà那

ge个

shú熟

xī悉

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

？

In the vast sea of people, have you ever searched for that familiar figure?

xī夕

yáng阳

xià下

，

tā他

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

lā拉

dé得

hěn很

zhǎng长

。

Under the sunset, his figure is stretched very long.

zhí直

dào到

shēn深

yè夜

，

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

lǐ里

yī依

rán然

yǒu有

tā他

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

dú读

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

。

Until late at night, his figure, buried in diligent study, was still in the library.

wǒ我

zhǎo找

biàn遍

le了

zhěng整

gè个

gōng公

yuán园

，

què却

shǐ始

zhōng终

méi没

yǒu有

fā发

xiàn现

tā她

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

。

I searched the entire park, but never found her figure.

zài在

rén人

qún群

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

yī一

yǎn眼

jiù就

rèn认

chū出

le了

tā她

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

。

In the crowd, I recognized her figure at a glance.

kàn看

dào到

hái孩

zǐ子

dú独

zì自

shàng上

xué学

de的

bèi背

yǐng影

，

nà那

ge个

xiǎo小

xiǎo小

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

ràng让

wǒ我

jì既

xīn欣

wèi慰

yòu又

qiān牵

guà挂

。

Seeing the child's back as he went to school alone, that small figure filled me with both relief and concern.