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替身 (tì shēn) — stand-in; stunt double; body double; scapegoat; someone who takes the blame for another

Definition

A stand-in or body double — someone who takes another person's place, especially in film stunts or photography. It can also mean a scapegoat, someone who takes the blame in place of another.

noun
stand-instunt doublebody doublescapegoatsomeone who takes the blame for another
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 替身。
    Tā zài diàn yǐng lǐ dāng zhǔ jué de tì shēn.
    He works as the lead actor's stand-in in the movie.
  • 替身，。
    Lǎo bǎn bǎ tā dàng zuò tì shēn, chéng dān le suǒ yǒu de cuò wù.
    The boss used him as a scapegoat to take all the blame.
  • 替身。
    Zhè wèi yǎn yuán de tì shēn hé tā cháng dé jī hū yì mú yí yàng.
    This actor's body double looks almost exactly like him.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

替tìreplace
身shēnbody/person

替 means replace and 身 means body/person, so the meaning is a person who stands in for another.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

替 combines 竝, two figures side by side, with 曰; the picture shows those figures changing places.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 身 comes from a drawing of a pregnant woman.

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