神态
Old HSK 6
神态 (shéntài) · expression
神态 (shéntài) means “expression; manner; bearing”. It is written with 2 characters: 神 (god) + 态 (manner). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 神态 is built
The characters
神 shén · god
What 神 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 申shēn — to report
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 礻 gives the meaning, 申 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
态 tài · manner
What 态 is made of
- 太tài — very
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 太 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
老人的神态很平静。Lǎorén de shéntài hěn píngjìng.The old man's expression was very calm.
她的神态看起来有点儿紧张。Tā de shéntài kàn qǐlai yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.She looks a little nervous.
Questions about 神态
What does 神态 mean?
神态 (shéntài) means “expression; manner; bearing”.
How do you pronounce 神态?
神态 is pronounced shéntài.
Which HSK level is 神态?
神态 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 精神jīngshénspirit
- 神话shénhuàmyth
- 神秘shénmìmysterious
- 出神chūshénlost in thought
- 聚精会神jùjīnghuìshénto concentrate fully
- 留神liúshénto be careful
- 神经shénjīngnerve
- 神奇shénqímagical
- 神气shénqìexpression
- 神圣shénshèngsacred
Learn 神态 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 160: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.