Chinese Word: 物 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

物HSK 3

Pinyin: wù

English Definition: thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理

Chinese Definition:
①人以外的具体的东西：事物。生物。物体。货物。礼物。文物。物价。物质。地大物博。物极必反。
②内容，实质：言之有物。
③指自己以外的人或跟自己相对的环境：物议(群众的批评)。待人接物。物望所归(众望所归)。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 牛

Pictophonetic:勿 indicates the sound; 牛 (ox) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 牛 [ niú ] ox, cow, bull
- 勿 [ wù ] must not, do not; without, never

Similar Characters: 肳

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人物HSK 5	rén wù	person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; Classifiers: 个
物质HSK 5	wù zhì	matter; substance; material; materialistic; Classifiers: 个
动物HSK 3	dòng wù	animal; Classifiers: 只
生物HSK 6	shēng wù	organism; living creature; life form; biological; Classifiers: 个
植物HSK 4	zhí wù	plant; vegetation; Classifiers: 种

1		xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 de 的 lǐ wù 礼物。 Thank you for your gift.
2		zhè ge 这个 jiàn zhù wù 建筑物 hěn gāo 很高。 This building is very tall.
3		tā 她 cóng bù 从不 làng fèi 浪费 shí wù 食物。 She never wastes food.
4		wǒ 我 sòng 送 nǐ 你 yī gè 一个 lǐ wù 礼物。 I will give you a gift.
5		chā zi 叉子 yòng lái 用来 jiā 夹 shí wù 食物。 A fork is used to spear food.

1		xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 de 的 lǐ wù 礼物。 Thank you for your gift.
2		zhè ge 这个 jiàn zhù wù 建筑物 hěn gāo 很高。 This building is very tall.
3		tā 她 cóng bù 从不 làng fèi 浪费 shí wù 食物。 She never wastes food.
4		wǒ 我 sòng 送 nǐ 你 yī gè 一个 lǐ wù 礼物。 I will give you a gift.
5		chā zi 叉子 yòng lái 用来 jiā 夹 shí wù 食物。 A fork is used to spear food.