<p>身 as a classifier means 'a suits of' or "a body full of" but it usually only use '一' (one)  as counting word</p>

<p>Example:</p>

<p>他一身白色衣褲鞋帽 = He in a suits of white clothing, shoes and hat. </p>

<p><em>他兩身白色衣褲鞋帽 is ungrammatical</em></p>

<p>一身酒味 = a body full of alcohol smell</p>

<p><em>兩身酒味 is ungrammatical</em></p>

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2019-07-07T03:04:32.270Z
It is common to use 一身衣服，两身衣服，几身衣服，etc around Beijing.
fefe
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@fefe Yes, 他買了一身白衣  can be changed to  两身, 几身; I think you can only use one  when a pronoun instead of verb  precede 一身, as in  他一身白衣, cannot be changed to  他几身白衣; As for classifier  "a body full of" 一 would be the only counting word, As in "一身武器" (a body full of weapons)
Tang Ho
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2019-07-07T19:00:59.193Z
Or maybe you can also use 要想俏，一身孝。
Feng Wang
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Tang Ho
<p>Sometimes you might see 一身正气，which means this person you wan to describe is full of sense of justice.</p>

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Hicokuma
<p>My Wenlin dictionary describes 身 as also a measure word for &quot;suits of clothing&quot;.</p>
<p>Is it commonly used by Chinese speakers?</p>

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2019-07-07T02:48:44.617Z
Yes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
fefe
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Is 身 commonly used as a measure word?
# Is 身 commonly used as a measure word?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-07)

My Wenlin dictionary describes 身 as also a measure word for "suits of clothing".

Is it commonly used by Chinese speakers?

**Tags:** measure-word
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-07-07. Score: 4

身 as a classifier means 'a suits of' or "a body full of" but it usually only use '一' (one) as counting word

Example:

他一身白色衣褲鞋帽 = He in a suits of white clothing, shoes and hat.

*他兩身白色衣褲鞋帽 is ungrammatical*

一身酒味 = a body full of alcohol smell

*兩身酒味 is ungrammatical*

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It is common to use 一身衣服，两身衣服，几身衣服，etc around Beijing.  
> **username_2**: @fefe Yes, 他買了一身白衣  can be changed to  两身, 几身; I think you can only use one  when a pronoun instead of verb  precede 一身, as in  他一身白衣, cannot be changed to  他几身白衣; As for classifier  "a body full of" 一 would be the only counting word, As in "一身武器" (a body full of weapons)  
> **username_3**: Or maybe you can also use 要想俏，一身孝。  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-07-07. Score: 1

Sometimes you might see 一身正气，which means this person you wan to describe is full of sense of justice.


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