身无分文 meaning in English
(idiom) penniless; completely broke
Traditional 身無分文19 strokes
Meaning of 身无分文
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shēnwúfēnwén
- (idiom) penniless; completely broke
身无分文 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
当时，他身无分文。
Not a penny was in his pocket.
我身无分文。
I don't have any money.
生意上的失败让我身无分文。
The failure in business left me penniless.
Stroke order for each character
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身 shēn · body · 7 strokes
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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes
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分 fēn · to divide · 4 strokes
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文 wén · language · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 身无分文.
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | the body; one's health |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese language |
| 课文 | kèwén | text |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute |
| 身边 | shēnbiān | at one's side; on hand |
| 部分 | bùfen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 一部分 | yī bùfen | portion; part of |
| 十分 | shífēn | very; completely |
| 分开 | fēnkāi | to separate; to part |
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 全身 | quánshēn | the whole body; (typography) em |
Questions about 身无分文
What does 身无分文 mean?
身无分文 (shēnwúfēnwén) means "(idiom) penniless; completely broke".
How do you write 身无分文?
身无分文 is made of 4 characters: 身 (7 strokes), 无 (4 strokes), 分 (4 strokes), 文 (4 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
How is 身无分文 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 身无分文 is written 身無分文.