肢体

肢體

zhītǐ

noun HSK 7 #7,639

Meanings

1 limbs and body
2 body (physical)

Characters

Examples

他的肢体语言很丰富。

Tā de zhītǐ yǔyán hěn fēngfù.

His body language is very expressive.

舞蹈演员的肢体非常灵活。

Wǔdǎo yǎnyuán de zhītǐ fēicháng línghuó.

The dancer's body is very flexible.

发生了肢体冲突。

Fāshēng le zhītǐ chōngtū.

A physical altercation occurred.

Tips

usage

肢体 emphasizes the physical limbs and body, often used in 肢体语言 (body language) and 肢体冲突 (physical conflict). Compare with 身体 (shēntǐ), which means body in a general health sense.

Stroke Order

肢 zhī

体 tǐ