人身自由

rénshēn zìyóu

noun #35,711

Meanings

1 personal freedom
2 individual liberty
3 freedom of one's person

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Examples

HSK 7-9

宪法保障公民的人身自由。

Xiànfǎ bǎozhàng gōngmín de rénshēn zìyóu.

The constitution guarantees citizens' personal freedom.

HSK 7-9

他被剥夺了人身自由。

Tā bèi bōduó le rénshēn zìyóu.

He was deprived of his personal liberty.

HSK 7-9

保护人身自由是基本人权。

Bǎohù rénshēn zìyóu shì jīběn rénquán.

Protecting personal freedom is a basic human right.

Tips

usage

A legal/civil-rights term: it refers specifically to bodily liberty - the right not to be detained, searched, or restrained without due cause. Distinct from broader 自由 (zìyóu, 'freedom').

Stroke Order

人 rén

身 shēn

自 zì

由 yóu