Definition & Meaning

take shelter; make one's home

Word usage

cún shēn

存 身

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v.take shelter; make one's home
- cún shēn zhī chù
  存身之处
  place to take shelter
- méi yǒu cún shēn zhī dì
  没有存身之地
  find no shelter
- zhǐ gěi tā yī kuài xiǎo de kě lián de cún shēn zhī dì
  只给他一块小得可怜的存身之地。
  He was given a miserable little cubbyhole.
synonym
cáng shēn藏身 ān shēn安身 róng shēn容身

Word usage

Separable word
"存" and "身" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他在这里可能存不了身了。
  He may be impossible to take shelter here.

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