Definition
搜身 is a verb-object compound meaning 'to body search' or 'to frisk'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 搜 and the noun 身 can be separated by inserting particles like 了 or 过, or a phrase like 一下, between them. For example, 警察搜了他的身 means 'the police searched his body'.
v.o.
to body search someoneto frisk
Examples
- ，搜身。Shàng fēijī qián, lǚkè dōu yào jiēshòu sōu shēn.Before boarding the plane, all passengers must undergo a body search.
- 。Jǐngchá sōu le tā de shēn.The police searched his body.
- 。Tā cónglái méi bèi sōu guò shēn.He has never been frisked.
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