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置身事外

zhì shēn shì wàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3831f4f61acfe77a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

置身事外 置身事外 [zhi4 shen1 shi4 wai4] /(idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 置
    zhì

    to install / to place / to put / to buy

  • 身
    shēn

    body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158

  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

  • 外
    wài

    outside / in addition / foreign / external

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.