俯身

fǔshēn

verb #21,930

Meanings

1 to lean over
2 to bend over
3 to stoop
4 to bow forward

Characters

to bend forward/to look down

Examples

她俯身捡起地上的硬币。

Tā fǔshēn jiǎn qǐ dìshang de yìngbì.

She bent over and picked up the coin from the ground.

医生俯身检查病人的伤口。

Yīshēng fǔshēn jiǎnchá bìngrén de shāngkǒu.

The doctor leaned over to examine the patient's wound.

Tips

usage

俯身 implies bending forward from the waist, typically toward something below you. 俯 (to look down/bend forward) + 身 (body). It is slightly more literary than 弯腰 (wānyāo), which is more colloquial for bending at the waist.

Stroke Order

俯 fǔ

身 shēn