半身 (bàn shēn) — half of the body (upper/lower or left/right)
Definition
Refers to half of the body (upper, lower, or one side). Most often used in compounds like 半身像 (half-length portrait) and 半身不遂 (paralysis of one side of the body).
noun
half of the body (upper/lower or left/right)
Examples
- ，半身。Tā yīn wèi shēng bìng, bàn shēn bù néng dòng le.Because of illness, half of his body cannot move.
- 。Zhè fú huà shì tā de bàn shēn xiàng.This painting is a half-length portrait of him.
- ，，半身。Xuě bēng hòu, tā bèi mái zài xuě lǐ, bàn shēn lù zài wài miàn.After the avalanche, he was buried in snow, with half his body exposed.
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