thing, substance, creature

HSK 3 #142

DEFINITIONS

物 wù
  • thing
  • object
  • matter
  • abbr. for physics 物理

STROKES

WORDS

gōng wù public property
huó wù living animals
力 wù lì physical resources (as opposed to labor resources)
庞然大 páng rán dà wù huge monster; colossus
zuò wù crop
xìn wù keepsake; token
yì wù rarity; rare delicacy; foreign matter; alien body; the dead; ghost; monstrosity; alien life-form
有机 yǒu jī wù organic substance; organic matter
油 zhí wù yóu vegetable oil
出版 chū bǎn wù publications
爬行动 pá xíng dòng wù reptile
尽其用 wù jìn qí yòng to use sth to the full; to make the best use of everything
冷血动 lěng xuè dòng wù cold-blooded animal; fig. cold-hearted person
学 zhí wù xué botany
浮游生 fú yóu shēng wù plankton
价 wù jià (commodity) prices; CL:個|个[ge4]
聚合 jù hé wù polymer
风云人 fēng yún rén wù the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom); influential figure
分泌 fēn mì wù secretion
jiù wù old property (esp. inherited from former generation); former territory
学 dòng wù xué zoological; zoology
氯化 lǜ huà wù chloride
线 pāo wù xiàn parabola
是人非 wù shì rén fēi things have remained the same, but people have changed
流 wù liú distribution (business); logistics