置身

zhì shēn · zhi shen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to place oneself
  2. to stay

In a sentence

2 examples
01

置(zhì)身(shēn)于(yú)这(zhè)片(piàn)花(huā)海(hǎi)中(zhōng),仿(fǎng)佛(fú)进(jìn)入(rù)了(le)童(tóng)话(huà)世(shì)界(jiè)。

Standing in this sea of flowers, it feels like entering a fairy-tale world.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)置(zhì)身(shēn)事(shì)外(wài),就(jiù)很(hěn)难(nán)理(lǐ)解(jiě)他(tā)们(men)的(de)感(gǎn)受(shòu)。

If you stay out of the situation, it is hard to understand their feelings.

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