只身 meaning in English

zhīshēn

alone; by oneself

Traditional 隻身12 strokes

Meaning of 只身

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhīshēn
  1. alone; by oneself

只身 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

玛mǎ丽lì亚yà只zhī身shēn一yī人rén在zài森sēn林lín中zhōng。
Mary is alone in the forest.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

只 zhǐ · only · 5 strokes

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  2. 2
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  5. 5

身 shēn · body · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 只身.

身上shēnshangon the body; at hand
身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
只要zhǐyàoso long as; provided; if
只能zhǐ néngcan only; obliged to do sth
身边shēnbiānat one's side; on hand
全身quánshēnthe whole body; (typography) em
只是zhǐshìmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply
只有zhǐyǒuonly have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (th
只好zhǐhǎoto have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card; ID
自身zìshēnitself; oneself
身份shēnfènidentity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacit

Questions about 只身

What does 只身 mean?

只身 (zhīshēn) means "alone; by oneself".

How do you write 只身?

只身 is made of 2 characters: 只 (5 strokes), 身 (7 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

How is 只身 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 只身 is written 隻身.