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栖身 Pronunciation and Pinyin

栖身 Usage and Examples

to stay

to reside

to take shelter

许多人因为没有栖身之所而睡在户外。

Many are sleeping in the open because they have no shelter.

他们可能会有一个栖身之所,但里面没有电源供给、电话或管道设施。

They may have a home to shelter themselves but it does not have power supplies, a telephone or plumbing.

The characters in 栖身

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
栖
qī10perch, roost, dwell
身
shēn7body, person, life, self

More words starting with 栖

  • qī栖dì地habitat
  • qī栖xī息perch, roost
  • qī栖xī息zài在perch on, inhabit
  • qī栖xī息dì地habitat, roost
  • qī栖xī息dì地pò破huài坏Habitat destruction, Habitat loss
  • qī栖xī息de的perching, roosting
  • qī栖xī息zhe着inhabiting, perching
  • xī栖xī栖restless, unsettled
  • qī栖zhǐ止to stay; to reside; to dwell
  • qī栖qín禽perching bird
  • qī栖shēn身zhī之suǒ所shelter, dwelling
  • qī栖huáng遑unsettled, homeless

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Questions about 栖身

What does 栖身 mean in Chinese?

栖身 (qī shēn) means “to stay, to reside, to take shelter”.

How do you pronounce 栖身?

栖身 is pronounced qī shēn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to stay” in Chinese?

“to stay” is 栖身 (qī shēn) in Chinese.

How is 栖身 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 栖身, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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