Usage note
全身表示身体的整个部分。
quán shēn biǎo shì shēn tǐ de zhěng gè bù fen。
Whole body means the entire body.
Context note
全身常出现在健康和穿着里。
quán shēn cháng chū xiàn zài jiàn kāng hé chuān zhe lǐ。
Whole body often appears in health and clothing.
5 examples
我全身都很冷。
wǒ quán shēn dōu hěn lěng。
My whole body is cold.
他全身都是汗。
tā quán shēn dōu shì hàn。
He is covered in sweat all over his body.
医生检查了全身。
yī shēng jiǎn chá le quán shēn。
The doctor checked the whole body.
这件衣服盖住全身。
zhè jiàn yī fu gài zhù quán shēn。
This piece of clothing covers the whole body.
跑完步后全身很热。
pǎo wán bù hòu quán shēn hěn rè。
After running, the whole body feels hot.
5 mini stories
冬天太冷，我全身都发抖。
dōng tiān tài lěng， wǒ quán shēn dōu fā dǒu。
It was so cold in winter that my whole body was shaking.
运动后我全身都是汗。
yùn dòng hòu wǒ quán shēn dōu shì hàn。
After exercise, I was sweaty all over.
妈妈说要注意全身保暖。
mā ma shuō yào zhù yì quán shēn bǎo nuǎn。
Mom said to keep the whole body warm.
医生让他检查全身。
yī shēng ràng tā jiǎn chá quán shēn。
The doctor asked him to check his whole body.
他穿上厚衣服，感觉全身都暖和了。
tā chuān shàng hòu yī fu， gǎn jué quán shēn dōu nuǎn huo le。
He put on thick clothes and his whole body felt warm.
Mini dialogue
全身检查
A
医生给我做了全身检查。
Yīshēng gěi wǒ zuòle quán shēn jiǎnchá.
The doctor gave me a whole-body checkup.
B
全身检查后，感觉放心多了。
Quán shēn jiǎnchá hòu, gǎnjué fàngxīn duōle.
After the whole-body checkup, I feel much more at ease.
游泳后
A
游完泳，我全身都湿了。
Yóu wán yǒng, wǒ quán shēn dōu shīle.
After swimming, my whole body is wet.
B
快用毛巾擦干全身，别感冒了。
Kuài yòng máojīn cā gān quán shēn, bié gǎnmàole.
Quickly dry your whole body with a towel, don't catch a cold.
Related words and contrasts
similar
浑身
húnshēn
from head to toe; all over
浑身 also means 'all over the body', e.g., 浑身是汗 (sweating all over).
related
身体
shēntǐ
body
身体 means 'body' in general, while 全身 means 'the whole body'.