上身

shàngshēn
noun #8,470

Meanings

  1. 1 upper body; torso
  2. 2 upper garment

Examples

HSK 4
Yùndòng hòu tā de shàngshēn suāntòng.
Her upper body was sore after exercising.
HSK 4
Zhège dòngzuò zhǔyào duànliàn shàngshēn lìliàng.
This exercise mainly trains upper body strength.
HSK 7-9
Tā shàngshēn chuānzhe yī jiàn báisè T xù.
He was wearing a white T-shirt on his upper body.

Tips

usage
上身 pairs with 下身 (lower body). In clothing contexts, 上身 can mean the upper garment (top), and 下身 the lower garment (pants/skirt).

Stroke Order

shàng
shēn