尸身

屍身
shīshēn
noun #27,621

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 corpse
  2. 2 dead body

Examples

Jǐngchá zài hé biān fāxiàn le yī jù shīshēn.
Police discovered a corpse by the river.
Fǎyī zhèngzài jiǎnchá shīshēn shàng de shānghén.
The forensic examiner is inspecting the wounds on the body.

Tips

usage
尸身 is a more literary or formal term for a corpse, commonly seen in news reports and fiction. The everyday spoken equivalent is 尸体 (shītǐ). alone can refer to a corpse in classical texts.

Stroke Order

shī
shēn