shēnbào 申报 [comp: 申 state + 报 report] V 1 declare (at customs) ■ （在海关）我没有什么 东西要
申报。(Zài hǎiguān) Wǒ méiyǒu shénme dōngxī yào shēnbào. (At customs) I’ve nothing to
declare. 2 submit an official report
shēnqǐng 申请 [comp: 申 state + 请 request] V apply for (a visa, a job, a permit, etc.) 申请表 shēnqǐngbiǎo
application form / 申请 人 shēnqǐngrén applicant / 申请书 shēnqǐngshū letter of application
shēn 伸 V stretch out, extend ■ 火车开的时候，你 千万不要把头伸出车窗。Huǒchē kāi de shíhou, nǐ
qiānwàn bú yào bǎ tóu shēnchū chēchuāng. Never stick your head out of the window when the
train is moving.
shēn 绅 TRAD 紳 as in 绅士 shēnshì
shēnshì 绅士 N gentleman, gentry
shēn 呻 as in 呻吟 shēnyín
shēnyín 呻吟 V groan, moan
shēn 身 I N the human body ■ 他身高175 公 分。Tā shēn gāo yìbǎi qīshí wǔ gōngfēn. He is 175
centimeters tall. II MEASURE WORD (for clothes) 一身新衣服 yì shēn xīn yīfu a suit of new clothes
shēnbiān 身边 N close by one’s side, on one’s person ■ 我身边没有她的地址，我发电子邮件 告诉
你。Wǒ shēnbiān méiyǒu tā de dìzhǐ, wǒ fā diànzǐ yóujiàn gàosu nǐ. I don’t have her address with
me. I’ll send it to you by e-mail. ■ 他出去身 边总带着手机。Tā chūqu shēnbiān zǒng dàizhe
shǒujī. He never goes anywhere without his cell phone.
shēncái 身材 N stature, figure 身材苗条 shēncái miáotiáo with a slender figure
shēnfen 身分 same as shēnfen 身份
shēnfen 身份 N social status, identity 身份不明 shēnfen bùmíng unknown identity
shēntǐ 身体 [comp: 身 body + 体 physical] N 1 human body ■ 少年儿童正处在长身体的时 期。
Shàonián értóng zhèng chǔ zài zhǎng shēntǐ de shíqī. Children and adolescents are at a stage of
physical development. 2 health ■ 我爸爸年纪 大了，但是身体还很好。Wǒ bàba niánjì dà le,
dànshì shēntǐ hái hěn hǎo. My father is getting old, but is still in good health. ■ 你要注意身体。
Nǐ yào zhùyì shēntǐ. You should pay attention to your health.
NOTE: Although its original meaning is the body, 身体 shēntǐ is often used in colloquial Chinese to mean
health. Friends often ask about each other’s health in greeting: ■ 你身体好吗？ Nǐ shēntǐ hǎo ma? How’s
your health? ■ 你最近身体怎么样？ Nǐ zuìjìn shēntǐ zěnmeyàng? How’s your health been recently?shēn 深 ADJ 1 deep (ANTONYM 浅 qiǎn) ■ 这条河深 吗？Zhè tiáo hé shēn ma? Is this river deep? 2
difficult to understand, profound ■ 这本书太深 了，我看不懂。Zhè běn shū tài shēn le, wǒ kàn
bu dǒng. This book is too difficult. I can’t understand it.
shēn’ào 深奥 ADJ abstruse, profound
shēnchén 深沉 [comp: 深 deep + 沉 heavy] ADJ deep, heavy 深沉的爱 shēnchén de ài deep love
shēnhòu 深厚 [comp: 深 deep + 厚 thick] ADJ deep, profound ■ 他对故乡有深厚的感情。Tā duì
gùxiāng yǒu shēnhòu de gǎnqíng. He has deep feelings for his hometown.
shēnkè 深刻 [modif: 深 deep + 刻 carve] ADJ incisive, insightful, profound ■ 这位老人经历十分 丰
富，对人性有深刻的认识。Zhè wèi lǎorén jīnglì shífēn fēngfù, duì rénxìng yǒu shēnkè de
rènshi. This old man has had very rich experiences and has an incisive understanding of human
nature.
shēn qíng hòu yì 深情厚谊 IDIOM profound sentiments of friendship
shēnrù 深入 [modif: 深 deep + 入 enter, penetrate] V enter deeply into ■ 这一政策深入人 心。Zhè yí
zhèngcè shēnrù rénxīn. This policy enters deeply into people’s hearts. (→ This policy is extremely
popular.)
shēn rù qiǎn chū 深入浅出 IDIOM explain complicated theories or phenomena in simple, easy-to-
understand language
shén 什 PRON what