出身

chūshēn

noun HSK 7 #8,077

Meanings

1 family background
2 class origin
3 to be born of
4 to come from

Characters

to come from; to produce

Examples

他出身于一个普通家庭。

Tā chūshēn yú yī gè pǔtōng jiātíng.

He comes from an ordinary family.

不要因为出身而歧视别人。

Bù yào yīnwèi chūshēn ér qíshì biérén.

Don't discriminate against people because of their background.

Tips

history

During the Cultural Revolution, 出身 (class origin) was extremely important. People were classified by their family's pre-revolution social class, affecting their opportunities.

Stroke Order

出 chū

身 shēn