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出身 (chū shēn) — (verb) to come from (a family background); to be born into; (noun) family background; origin

Definition

出身 is specifically one's family or class background (出身于 + 家庭/阶层), not a place of origin. Unlike 来自/出自 it does NOT mean 'come from a location' — for that, use 来自.

verb
to come from (a family background)to be born into
noun
family backgroundorigin

Examples

  • 出身。
    Tā chū shēn yú yí gè pǔ tōng gōng rén jiā tíng.
    He comes from an ordinary worker's family.
  • 出身。
    Tā de chū shēn bìng bù yǐng xiǎng tā hòu lái de chéng gōng.
    His background did not affect his later success.
  • 出身，。
    Tā chū shēn shū xiāng mén dì, cóng xiǎo jiù ài dú shū.
    She was born into a scholarly family and has loved reading since childhood.
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Family & Kinship

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