上身

shàngshēn
noun #8,470

Meanings

  1. 1 upper body; torso
  2. 2 upper garment

Examples

Tā shàngshēn chuānzhe yī jiàn báisè T xù.
He was wearing a white T-shirt on his upper body.
Yùndòng hòu tā de shàngshēn suāntòng.
Her upper body was sore after exercising.
Zhège dòngzuò zhǔyào duànliàn shàngshēn lìliàng.
This exercise mainly trains upper body strength.

Tips

usage
上身 pairs with 下身 (xiàshēn, lower body). In clothing contexts, 上身 can mean the upper garment (top), and 下身 the lower garment (pants/skirt).

Stroke Order

shàng
shēn