容身

róngshēn

verb #23,927

Meanings

1 to find a place to stay
2 to make one's home
3 to fit in
4 to seek shelter

Characters

to contain, to accommodate

body, self, person

Examples

她在这座城市里找不到容身之所。

Tā zài zhè zuò chénɡshì lǐ zhǎo bu dào róngshēn zhī suǒ.

She could not find a place to stay in this city.

战乱之中，百姓无处容身。

Zhànluàn zhī zhōng, bǎixìng wúchù róngshēn.

Amid the war, ordinary people had nowhere to take shelter.

Tips

usage

容身 most commonly appears in the phrase 容身之所 (róngshēn zhī suǒ) or 无处容身 (wúchù róngshēn — nowhere to turn / no place to call home). It carries a tone of difficulty or displacement.

Stroke Order

容 róng

身 shēn