赤身裸体

赤身裸體
chìshēn-luǒtǐ
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 completely naked
  2. 2 stark naked
  3. 3 without a stitch of clothing

Examples

HSK 3
Háizimen chìshēn-luǒtǐ de tiào jìn hé lǐ yóuyǒng.
The children jumped into the river to swim, stark naked.
HSK 6
Tā mèngjiàn zìjǐ chìshēn-luǒtǐ de zǒu zài dàjiē shàng, xià de xǐng le.
He dreamed he was walking down the street naked and woke up in fright.
HSK 7-9
Huàjiā zhuānmén huà chìshēn-luǒtǐ de réntǐ sùmiáo.
The painter specializes in nude figure drawing.

Tips

history
From Luo Guanzhong's 《三国演义》 ch. 84 (Ming dynasty): enemy soldiers strip down 赤身裸体 to taunt Liu Bei's camp. The phrase has stayed essentially unchanged for 600 years.
memory
赤 (chì, bare/red) + 身 (shēn, body) and 裸 (luǒ, naked) + 体 (tǐ, body) - two synonymous pairs stacked for emphasis. Together: 'bare-body naked-body', i.e. completely naked.

Stroke Order

赤 chì
身 shēn
裸 luǒ
体 tǐ