半身

bànshēn

noun #9,979

Meanings

1 half of the body
2 half-length (photo/portrait)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

请拍一张半身照。

Qǐng pāi yī zhāng bànshēn zhào.

Please take a half-body photo.

HSK 5

她上半身穿着白衬衫。

Tā shàngbànshēn chuān zhe bái chènshān.

She was wearing a white shirt on her upper body.

HSK 7-9

他下半身瘫痪了。

Tā xià bànshēn tānhuàn le.

His lower body is paralyzed.

Tips

usage

Usually paired with 上 or 下: 上半身 (upper body), 下半身 (lower body). 半身照 means a waist-up portrait photo.

Stroke Order

半 bàn

身 shēn