親身

简 亲身 · 繁 親身
Mandarin · pinyin qīn shēn

Meanings

  1. personally; oneself
  2. (of experience) first-hand
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親
qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
身
shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
亲
qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
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adj

  1. personal

adv

  1. personally; in person; oneself

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