置身

zhìshēn

verb #9,749

Meanings

HSK 1

你不能置身事外。

Nǐ bùnéng zhìshēn-shìwài.

You can't stay out of this.

HSK 6

置身于大自然中，他感到很放松。

Zhìshēn yú dàzìrán zhōng, tā gǎndào hěn fàngsōng.

Immersed in nature, he felt very relaxed.

HSK 6

她不想置身于这场争论之中。

Tā bù xiǎng zhìshēn yú zhè chǎng zhēnglùn zhīzhōng.

She didn't want to be drawn into this argument.

grammar

Often paired with 于: 置身于...之中 (to place oneself in the midst of...). 置身事外 is a set phrase meaning 'to stay out of something'.

Literary/formal. In everyday speech, people would more often say 身处 or simply describe the situation directly.

置 zhì

身 shēn