上半身

shàngbànshēn

noun

Meanings

1 upper body
2 the body above the waist

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

他上半身没穿衣服。

Tā shàngbànshēn méi chuān yīfu.

He had nothing on above the waist.

HSK 4

拍证件照的时候只拍上半身。

Pāi zhèngjiànzhào de shíhou zhǐ pāi shàngbànshēn.

ID photos only show the upper body.

Tips

usage

The opposite is 下半身. The same 上半 'first half' is in 上半年 (first half of the year) and 上半场 (first half of a match).

Stroke Order

上 shàng

半 bàn

身 shēn