身长 (shēn cháng) — (of a person) height (used in formal or medical contexts); (of a garment) length from shoulder to hem; (of an animal) body length
Definition
Formal/literary word for physical measurements: a person's height, a garment's shoulder-to-hem length, or an animal's body length. Colloquial speech prefers 个子 (people) or 长度 / 长 (things).
noun
(of a person) height (used in formal or medical contexts)(of a garment) length from shoulder to hem(of an animal) body length
Examples
- 身长。Yī shēng zài tǐ jiǎn shí jì lù le bìng rén de shēn cháng hé tǐ zhòng.The doctor recorded the patient's height and weight during the check-up.
- 身长，。Zhè jiàn dà yī de shēn cháng zhèng hǎo dào xī gài, chuān zhuó hěn hé shì.The length of this coat reaches just to the knee and fits well.
- 身长。Chéng nián dōng běi hǔ de shēn cháng tōng cháng zài liǎng mǐ yǐ shàng.The body length of an adult Siberian tiger is usually over two meters.
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