肢体

肢體
zhītǐ
noun HSK 7-9 #7,639

Meanings

  1. 1 limbs and body
  2. 2 body (physical)

Examples

HSK 4
Tā de zhītǐ yǔyán hěn fēngfù.
His body language is very expressive.
HSK 5
Wǔdǎo yǎnyuán de zhītǐ fēicháng línghuó.
The dancer's body is very flexible.
HSK 6
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, which means body in a general health sense.

Stroke Order

zhī