在日常生活中,人际交往过程包括语言交际和非语言交际。身势语和语言符号一样,是人类交流思想和表达信息的媒介,是社会成员交际中常见的非语言交际手段,它与社会成员的民族文化有着密不可分的联系,承载着民族文化也受民族文化的制约。本文分析中外身势语表达的差异性及产生差异的文化根源。 In daily life, the process of interpersonal communication includes verbal communication and non-verbal communication. Body language, like the language sign, is a medium for human beings to exchange ideas and express information. It is a common nonverbal means of communication among members of the society. It has an inseparable connection with the national culture of members of the society. It carries the national culture and is also influenced by the ethnic groups Cultural constraints. This article analyzes the differences between Chinese and foreign body expressions and the cultural roots of the differences.