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身份

shēn fèn · shen fen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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identity
aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc)
role
capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份 (yǐ xx de shēn fèn))
status (social, legal etc)
position
rank

2 examples

学(xué)生(sheng)不(bù)该(gāi)忽(hū)略(lüè)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)身(shēn)份(fèn)。

A student should not lose sight of his own identity.

她(tā)为(wèi)了(le)掩(yǎn)饰(shì)自(zì)己(jǐ)公(gōng)主(zhǔ)的(de)身(shēn)份(fèn)，女(nǚ)扮(bàn)男(nán)装(zhuāng)，逃(táo)出(chū)了(le)皇(huáng)宫(gōng)。

To hide the fact that she's a princess, she disguised herself as a boy and escaped the palace.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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