身為

See also: 身为

Chinese

		body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (身為/身爲)		身	為/爲
simp. (身为)		身	为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ wai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shenwéi
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-wei²
    • Yale: shēn-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenwei
    • Palladius: шэньвэй (šɛnʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ wai⁴
    • Yale: sān wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/

Preposition

身為

1. as (a role); serving as; in the capacity of; being

   身為一個總經理，需要他操慮的事情太多了。 [MSC, trad.]
   身为一个总经理，需要他操虑的事情太多了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shēnwéi yīge zǒngjīnglǐ, xūyào tā cāolǜ de shìqíng tài duō le. [Pinyin]

   As a general manager, he has too many things to worry about.

Synonyms

• 作為／作为 (zuòwéi)