身量

shēnliang
noun #53,612

Meanings

  1. 1 height (of a person)
  2. 2 stature
  3. 3 (figurative) reputation; standing

Examples

Tā shēnliang bù gāo, dàn hěn yǒu qìchǎng.
She isn't tall, but she has real presence.
Zhè wèi zuòjiā zài wéntán de shēnliang yuèláiyuè gāo.
This writer's standing in literary circles keeps growing.

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Slightly literary/colloquial in Beijing flavor — Lao She 老舍 and other Beijing writers use it often. In neutral modern speech, 身高 covers physical height; 身量 also implies overall build or figurative stature.

Stroke Order

shēn
liàng