修身
xiū shēn
Pinyin

Definition

修身
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xiū shēn
  1. to cultivate one's moral character
  2. (fashion) slim-fit
  3. body-hugging

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

修复
xiū fù
  1. 1 to restore
  2. 2 to renovate
  3. 3 restoration
  4. 4 (computing) to fix (a bug)
修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
单身
dān shēn
  1. 1 unmarried
  2. 2 single
起身
qǐ shēn
  1. 1 to get up
  2. 2 to leave
  3. 3 to set forth
身
shēn
  1. 1 body
  2. 2 life
  3. 3 oneself
  4. 4 personally
  5. 5 one's morality and conduct
  6. 6 the main part of a structure or body
  7. 7 pregnant
  8. 8 classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
  9. 9 Kangxi radical 158
身上
shēn shang
  1. 1 on the body
  2. 2 at hand
  3. 3 among
身份
shēn fèn
  1. 1 identity
  2. 2 status
  3. 3 capacity
  4. 4 dignity
  5. 5 position
  6. 6 rank
身价
shēn jià
  1. 1 social status
  2. 2 price of a slave
  3. 3 price of a person (a sportsman etc)
  4. 4 worth
  5. 5 value (of stocks, valuables etc)
身边
shēn biān
  1. 1 at one's side
  2. 2 on hand
身体
shēn tǐ
  1. 1 the body
  2. 2 one's health
  3. 3 CL:具[jù],個|个[gè]
  4. 4 in person
一身
yī shēn
  1. 1 whole body
  2. 2 from head to toe
  3. 3 single person
  4. 4 a suit of clothes
上身
shàng shēn
  1. 1 upper part of the body
下身
xià shēn
  1. 1 lower part of the body
  2. 2 genitalia
  3. 3 trousers
人身
rén shēn
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 personal
  3. 3 human body
修
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
修好
xiū hǎo
  1. 1 to repair (sth broken)
  2. 2 to restore (sth damaged)
  3. 3 to establish friendly relations with
  4. 4 (literary) to do meritorious deeds
修改
xiū gǎi
  1. 1 to amend
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to modify
修正
xiū zhèng
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to amend
修炼
xiū liàn
  1. 1 (of Taoists) to practice austerities
  2. 2 to practice asceticism
修理
xiū lǐ
  1. 1 to repair
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to prune
  4. 4 to trim
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb

Idioms (20)

一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
  1. 1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 slovenly in dress and manner
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
  1. 1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
  1. 1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
  1. 1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
  1. 1 leave it to me (idiom)
  2. 2 I'll take care of it
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
奋不顾身
fèn bù gù shēn
  1. 1 to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers
  2. 2 regardless of perils
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
  1. 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
  2. 2 to be all alone (idiom)
小作怡情，大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
  1. 1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū
  1. 1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
  2. 2 dilapidated
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
  1. 1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
  2. 2 to exchange marriage vows
惹火烧身
rě huǒ shāo shēn
  1. 1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
  2. 2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling

Sample Sentences

班门弄斧，见笑了，我觉得，中国古人觉得人生最高的理想就是四个步骤：修身、齐家、治国、平天下。
bānménnòngfǔ ，jiànxiào le ，wǒ juéde ，Zhōngguó gǔrén juéde rénshēng zuì gāo de lǐxiǎng jiùshì sì gè bùzhòu ：xiūshēn 、qíjiā 、zhìguó 、píng tiānxià 。
I'd be teaching my grandma to suck eggs if I did that, how embarrassing. I think that for ancient Chinese people, the ultimate ideal in life comprised four stages: cultivating one's moral character, managing one's household, ruling a state and pacifying the country.
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对，他们认为人生在世是应该为社会为世界做出一些贡献的，最起码的是要“修身”，也就是注重自我修养。
duì ，tāmen rènwéi rén shēng zàishì shì yīnggāi wèi shèhuì wèi shìjiè zuòchū yīxiē gòngxiàn de ，zuì qǐmǎ de shì yào “xiūshēn ”，yějiùshì zhùzhòng zìwǒ xiūyǎng 。
Yes, they thought that humans were born in the world to make some contributions to society and to the world, or, at the very least, to cultivate their own moral character, or pay attention to cultivating themselves.
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很有道理，据我所知，修身有包括“内外兼修”，其中最根本的是“自我修养”，也就是——慎独。
hěnyǒu dàolǐ ，jùwǒsuǒzhī ，xiūshēn yǒu bāokuò “nèiwàijiānxiū ”，qízhōng zuì gēnběn de shì “zìwǒ xiūyǎng ”，yějiùshì ——shèndú 。
That makes a lot of sense. As far as I'm aware, cultivation includes both "inner and outer cultivation", the most basic of which is "self-cultivation" or -- preserving proper behavior in one's private life.
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哈哈，是啊，为了修身，这下子，每天睡觉前，我们又多了一件可做的事儿咯。
hāhā ，shì a ，wèile xiūshēn ，zhèxiàzi ，měitiān shuìjiào qián ，wǒmen yòu duō le yī jiàn kě zuò de shìr lo 。
Ha ha, yes, to cultivate his moral character. Now every day before we go to sleep, we have one more thing we can do.
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是啊，简单的说“颜体“饱满，“柳体”精瘦哈，所以史上也有“颜筋柳骨”的说法，练习书法修身养性，也是一种艺术的熏陶，真不错！
shì a ，jiǎndān de shuō “yántǐ “bǎomǎn ，“Liǔtǐ ”jīngshòu hā ，suǒyǐ shǐ shàng yě yǒu “yánjīnliǔgǔ ”de shuōfa ，liànxí shūfǎ xiūshēnyǎngxìng ，yě shì yīzhǒng yìshù de xūntáo ，zhēn bù cuò ！
Yeah, simply speaking the Yan style is fuller, while the Liu style is finer, so historically there has been the saying "Yan provides the muscle, while Liu provides the bones". Practicing calligraphy cultivates one's moral character and spirit, it's also an artistic training, it's great!
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光修心，不“修身”也不行啊，其实现在我特迷健康养生之类的书。人家说“有钱难买老来瘦”，照我这体型，以后老了肯定有罪受了。
guāng xiūxīn ，bù “xiūshēn ”yě bùxíng ā ，qíshí xiànzài wǒ tè mí jiànkāng yǎngshēng zhīlèi de shū 。rénjiā shuō “yǒuqián nán mǎi lǎoláishòu ”，zhào wǒ zhè tǐxíng ，yǐhòu lǎo le kěndìng yǒu zuì shòu le 。
Developing the mind, but not developing the body is no good either. To tell the truth, I've been really into health books lately. People say ”money can't buy you a svelte body when you're old“. Based on my body type, when I get old I'll definitely have harmed myself.
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