身板

shēnbǎn
noun #35,221

Meanings

  1. 1 body
  2. 2 physique
  3. 3 build
  4. 4 (of an older person) physical condition

Examples

Tā shēnbǎn jiēshi, kàn bù chū yǐjīng qīshí suì.
He's well-built — you'd never guess he's already seventy.
Nǎinai bāshí le, shēnbǎn hái hěn yìnglǎng.
Grandma is eighty, but her physique is still robust.

Tips

usage
Northern colloquial flavor — overlaps with 身材 (shēncái, 'figure/build') but 身板 leans toward the framework of the body, especially of older people: 身板硬朗 ('still hale and hearty') is a fixed compliment. 身材 is more common when describing a young person's silhouette (e.g. for fashion).

Stroke Order

shēn
bǎn