搜身 (sōu shēn) — to body search someone, to frisk
Definition
A verb meaning 'to body-search / frisk' someone. 搜 acts as a verb taking the person's body as object — 比 checking bags or luggage; it refers specifically to a physical search of a person.
verb
to body search someoneto frisk
Examples
- ，搜身。Shàng fēi jī qián, lǚ kè dōu yào jiē shòu sōu shēn.Before boarding the plane, all passengers must undergo a body search.
- 。Jǐng chá sōu le tā de shēn.The police searched his body.
- 。Tā cóng lái méi bèi sōu guò shēn.He has never been frisked.
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