What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 一身 mean?

一身 yīshēn

whole body; all over

It can also mean

  • a suit of (clothes)
  • (in 集…于一身) in one; in a single (person or thing)
  • alone; single person

Its characters

  1. 一 yī one
  2. 身 shēn body

In a sentence

她穿了一身新衣服。 She put on a whole new outfit.

祝英台穿着一身红衣服,走到坟前,大哭起来。

From 梁山伯与祝英台 · The Butterfly Lovers

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