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tàn shēn

探 身

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v.lean forward
- tàn shēn wǎng mén li wàng le yī xia
  探身往门里望了一下
  lean forward to take a look at what's going on inside the door
- tā tàn shēn qù tīng tā zài shuō xiē shén me
  她探身去听她在说些什么。
  She leaned forward to hear what she was saying.
- tā tàn shēn xiàng qián duān xiáng tā men de miàn róng
  她探身向前，端详他们的面容。
  She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces.
- tā tàn shēn kào jìn tā shí wén dào yī gǔ xiāng shuǐ wèi
  他探身靠近她时闻到一股香水味。
  He caught a whiff of perfume as he leaned towards her.

Word usage

Separable word
"探" and "身" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他在那儿探着身偷听。
  He was there, leaning forward and snooping.
- 他没有站起来，只探了一下身。
  He leaned forward instead of standing up.
- 他往窗外探过好几次身了，不知他有什么事。
  He has leaned out of the window several times.

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