Chinese word

人身

Pronunciation

Pinyinrén shēn

Meaning

  • nounpersonal safety

Example

出门时请注意人身安全。chū mén shí qǐng zhù yì rén shēn ān quán

Please pay attention to your personal safety when you go out.

Illustration for 人身 (personal safety)

More examples

突发事故导致严重人身伤亡。tū fā shì gù dǎo zhì yán zhòng rén shēn shāng wáng

A sudden accident caused serious personal injury and loss of life.

Core concept

One person's physical self, especially when its safety or exposure to harm matters.

Common phrases

  • 人身安全rén shēn ān quán

    personal safety

  • 人身事故rén shēn shì gù

    personal injury accident

  • 人身伤亡rén shēn shāng wáng

    personal injury and death

Similar words

身体shēn tǐ: A person's or animal's physical body.
生命shēng mìng: Life as the condition of being alive.

Definition in Chinese

指与个人身体相关的安全状态，即身体不受伤害或不被侵害，也可泛指造成身体伤害的事件。zhǐ yǔ gè rén shēn tǐ xiāng guān de ān quán zhuàng tài jí shēn tǐ bú shòu shāng hài huò bú bèi qīn hài yě kě fàn zhǐ zào chéng shēn tǐ shāng hài de shì jiàn

Word origin

人 (rén, "person") + 身 (shēn, "body") form a compound that treats the body as the person's physical self, linking the word to bodily protection as well as the body itself.

Usage tips

  • The term keeps attention on physical safety rather than feelings, reputation, or property, which helps identify the specific kind of personal protection meant in a conversation.

Other meanings

  • human bodynoun
  • personnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 人身保险rén shēn báo xiǎnpersonal insurancenoun
  • 人身保护令rén shēn bǎo hù lìngpersonal protection ordernoun

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