身子 (shēn zi) — (noun) body (colloquial); (noun) health, physical condition; (noun) pregnancy (euphemistic)
Definition
Spoken word for 'body' or 'health'. Less formal than 身体 (and not for the technical/human-body sense of 人体). '有了身子' is a polite euphemism for being pregnant.
noun
body (colloquial)healthphysical conditionpregnancy (euphemistic)
Examples
- 身子，。Lǎo rén jia de shēn zi hái yìng lǎng, zǒu lù hěn kuài.The old person's body is still strong; they walk very fast.
- 身子？。Nǐ zuì jìn shēn zi zěn me yàng? yào zhù yì xiū xi.How has your health been lately? You need to get some rest.
- 身子。Tā jié hūn bù jiǔ jiù yǒu le shēn zi.She got pregnant not long after getting married.
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