身为

身為
shēnwéi
  1. in the capacity of
  2. as

CEDICT

as (a role); serving as; in the capacity of; being

Wiktionary

Examples

我为自己身为女人而感到羞耻。

I'm ashamed to be a woman.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 身 shēn
  1. body
  2. life
  3. oneself
  4. personally
  5. one's morality and conduct
  6. the main part of a structure or body
  7. pregnant
  8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
  9. Kangxi radical 158
=2 为 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=2 为 wéi variant of 为 wéi

Related entries

如 rú
  1. as
  2. as if
  3. such as
如你所知。

As you already know.

Source: Tatoeba

为 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
眼見為憑。

To see is to believe.

Source: Tatoeba

伣 qiàn
  1. (old) like
  2. as
如同 rútóng
  1. like
  2. as
死亡就如同做夢一樣。

Death is like dreaming.

Source: Tatoeba

既是 jìshì
  1. is both ...(and...)
  2. since
  3. as
  4. being the case that
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