姿 (zī) — posture, carriage; appearance, looks

Definition

Bound morpheme used in set compounds like 姿势 (posture) and 姿态 (attitude/pose); on its own it never stands alone as a word.

bound form

posturecarriageappearancelooks

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Tā de wǔ zī fēi cháng yōu měi.
Her dancing posture is very graceful.
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Tā xué yóu yǒng de zī shì hěn biāo zhǔn.
His swimming posture is very standard.
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Tā bǎo chí duān zhèng de zī tài.
She maintains a proper posture/attitude.

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