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四肢 sìzhī

四肢 sìzhī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 四肢 sìzhī .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sìzhī | si4 zhi1
English translation
the four limbs of the body

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Traditional form

四肢 sìzhī

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 四肢 sìzhī

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

In ancient texts the character (four horizontal strokes) was used. The origin of the current form is unclear.

Positional decomposition

囗儿

Number of Strokes

5
zhī

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Zhī represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Zhī

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

⺼支

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 四肢 sìzhī

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个儿 gè r hěn Gāo ,四肢 sìzhī hěn cháng .

He was very tall with long limbs.

zhǐ māo 伸展 shēn zhǎn 四肢 sìzhī tǎng zài biān 睡得 hěn 满足 mǎnzú .

The cat lay stretched out beside the fire in sleepy content.

他们 tā men 看到那具尸体 shītǐ 四肢 sìzhī 伸开 shēn kāi tǎng zài 台阶 táijiē shǎng .

They saw the corpse sprawled on the steps.

四肢 sìzhī shēn kāi tǎng zài 那里 nà li .

He lay there in a sprawl.

身量 shēn liang Gāo ,四肢 sìzhī shòu .

He was small in height and slender in limb.

四肢 sìzhī Decomposition

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四肢 sìzhī Compounds

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