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HSK
the body / one's health
HSK 1
to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise
HSK 4
identity card / ID
HSK 3
itself / oneself / one's own
HSK 3
at one's side / on hand
HSK 2
whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes
HSK 5
on the body / at hand / among
HSK 1
(of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
HSK 4
the whole body / (typography) em
HSK 2
(a person's) height
HSK 4
lifelong / all one's life / marriage
HSK 5
identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." + ... + 的身份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank
HSK 4
silhouette / figure
HSK 7-9
body
HSK 7-9
stature / build (height and weight) / figure
HSK 4
body / pregnancy / health
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life
gym; fitness club
to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin
HSK 7-9
direct / concerning oneself / personal
HSK 7-9
to take sb's measurements / to measure sb up
wholeheartedly / (to devote oneself) heart and soul
upper part of the body / to put on (clothes on the upper body) / (of a spirit, disease, misfortune etc) to afflict one; to possess one
the body of a vehicle; (bicycle) frame
(idiom) to pledge eternal love; to exchange marriage vows
leave it to me (idiom) / I'll take care of it
to go on a journey / to leave
HSK 7-9
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
unmarried; single / alone
HSK 7-9
I.D. number
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
HSK 7-9
itself / in itself / per se
HSK 6
personal / oneself
HSK 7-9
to die
(of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition
to keep fit and healthy
to showcase one's talents; to display one's prowess
bachelor; single man
to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers / regardless of perils
lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing
sashimi
(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
HSK 7-9
waist / waistline
to cultivate one's moral character / (fashion) slim-fit / body-hugging
to undergo a transformation; to morph; to turn into / transformed version of sb or sth; new incarnation
one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history
(of a woman) to give one's heart (to sb); (fig.) to devote oneself wholeheartedly to sb or sth
incarnation / reincarnation / embodiment (of abstract idea) / personification
HSK 7-9
stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else
HSK 7-9
to prostitute oneself / to sell oneself into slavery
to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example
to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
person / personal / human body
HSK 7-9
to be up to one's ears in work (idiom) / to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
to get away / to escape (from obligations) / to free oneself / to disengage
HSK 7-9
thrown into prison / behind bars
forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation (Buddhism) / jacket front
to feel as if it had happened to oneself / to sympathize / (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor
major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
to teach by words and example (idiom)
unmarried; single / alone
HSK 7-9
social status / price of a slave / price of a person (a sportsman etc) / worth / value (of stocks, valuables etc)
HSK 7-9
itself
in the capacity of / as
to brush past
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
strong and vigorous / sturdy / robust
to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece
personal attack
blade (of a knife or sword)
to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law
lit. to shake one's body / refers to abrupt transformation / same as 搖身一變|摇身一变
the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
(idiom) teacher for one day, father forever; students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle
amulet; protective talisman; charm
disability
pose or motion of one's body in martial arts
to make one's home / to take shelter
to invite trouble
alone; by oneself
dusty
lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom) / fig. to experience a reversal of fortune
body and mind / mental and physical
HSK 7-9
to stay at / to live in (temporarily)
life sentence
to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹) / to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
body sculpting (weight loss and exercise)
warm-up match; a friendly
(to stand or move) sideways
to rise into the ranks of; to be among (the best) / to get into (an industry, trade etc)
skill / talent / agility
to be harmful to one's health
lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company / to be all alone (idiom)
undefiled (girl) / virgin / (of computer system) clean / uncorrupted

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