Chinese word

浑身

Pronunciation

Pinyinhún shēn

Meaning

  • adverball over

Example

冬天我浑身发抖。dōng tiān wǒ hún shēn fā dǒu

I shiver all over in winter.

Illustration for 浑身 (all over)

More examples

运动后他浑身出汗。yùn dòng hòu tā hún shēn chū hàn

After exercising, he sweats all over.

Core concept

A bodily feeling or movement fills the entire body rather than staying in one spot.

Common phrases

  • 浑身发抖hún shēn fā dǒu

    shiver all over

  • 浑身出汗hún shēn chū hàn

    sweat all over

  • 浑身无力hún shēn wú lì

    weak all over

Similar words

全身quán shēn: Indicates that a feeling or action involves the entire body as a whole.
满身mǎn shēn: Describes the body as covered with something on the outside, such as sweat or wounds.
全身上下quán shēn shàng xià: Indicates that something affects every part of the body from head to toe.

Definition in Chinese

表示整个身体（从头到脚）都处在某种状态，侧重强调感觉或动作遍及全身，通常与形容词或动词连用以加强语气。biǎo shì zhěng gè shēn tǐ cóng tóu dào jiǎo dōu chǔ zài móu zhǒng zhuàng tài cè zhòng qiáng diào gǎn jué huò dòng zuò biàn jí quán shēn tōng cháng yǔ xíng róng cí huò dòng cí lián yòng yǐ jiā qiáng yǔ qì

Word origin

The transparent compound 浑身 (húnshēn, "whole body") joins 浑 (hún, "whole") + 身 (shēn, "body"), linking completeness with the physical body.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, this adverb usually comes directly before the verb or adjective it modifies, rather than after the predicate as an English phrase often does.

Opposites

  • 部分地bù fèn dìpartiallyadverb

Related words

  • 浑身解数hún shēn xiè shùall one's skillsidiom
  • 浑身上下hún shēn shàng xiàevery part of the bodyidiom

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