身份 (shēn fèn) — identity in Mandarin
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#1059 most common word · HSK 5 · CEFR B2
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
身份 is pronounced shēn fèn. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Nǐ xū yào chū shì nǐ de shēn fèn zhèng.
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What does 身份 mean?+
身份 (shēn fèn) means "identity" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 身份?+
身份 is pronounced shēn fèn. It uses the tone 1 (high flat), then the tone 4 (falling). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 身份 in Mandarin?+
身份 is the #1059 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
Where 身份 fits
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