身价

• Pinyin: shēn jià
• Hanzi breakdown: 身 = pictograph of a body (person's worth); 价 = 亻+ 贾 (person trading — price)

Meaning

One's social or market worth; the value attached to a person based on status, fame, or achievement; a celebrity's market value or an athlete's transfer fee.

Can refer to social standing, a celebrity's commercial value, an athlete's transfer fee, or a person's net worth. Common in entertainment, sports, and business contexts. 身价倍增 means one's value has multiplied greatly.

Examples

1. 赢得国际大奖后，这位设计师的身价倍增，订单接踵而至。 After winning an international award, this designer’s market value doubled, and orders came pouring in.
2. 球队以高额转会费签下了这名球员，可见其在市场上的身价不菲。 The team signed the player for a huge transfer fee, showing his market value is anything but small.
3. 随着公司上市成功，这位年轻创始人的身价一夜之间跻身亿万富翁行列。 After the company’s successful IPO, the young founder’s net worth jumped into the billionaire ranks overnight.

Usage Guide

Context: business, entertainment, sports, social status

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 这部电影的票房大爆，主演的身价也随之水涨船高。(The film's box office exploded, and the lead actor's market value rose accordingly.)
• 经过多年积累，他在行业内的身价早已今非昔比。(After years of accumulation, his standing in the industry is now completely different from what it once was.)

Don't Say

• 随意用身价评价普通人 — 身价 carries connotations of commercial or social market value; using it dismissively about everyday people is inappropriate; use 身份 for social identity

Origin & History

身 (person, self) + 价 (price, value)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal