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Definition 2024
修身
修身
Chinese
to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate
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body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
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Verb
修身
- to cultivate one's moral character
- 修身踐言，謂之善行。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- 修身践言，谓之善行。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- From: The Book of Rites, circa 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Xiūshēn jiànyán, wèi zhī shànxíng. [Pinyin]
- To cultivate one's person and fulfil one's words is called good conduct.
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Adjective
修身
- (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging