thing, substance, creature

HSK 3 #142

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

食草动 shí cǎo dòng wù herbivore
两栖动 liǎng qī dòng wù amphibian; amphibious animals
动植 dòng zhí wù plants and animals; flora and fauna
古生学家 gǔ shēng wù xué jiā palaeontologist; paleobiologist
qì wù implement; utensil; article; object
沉积 chén jī wù sediment
化 wù huà to objectify; (literary) to die
碱 shēng wù jiǎn alkaloid
界 dòng wù jiè animal kingdom
易燃 yì rán wù flammable substance
丧志 wán wù sàng zhì lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress; excessive attention to trivia saps the will
遗传质 yí chuán wù zhì genetic material
钟 shēng wù zhōng biological clock
脊椎动 jǐ zhuī dòng wù vertebrate
价廉美 jià lián wù měi inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
待人接 dài rén jiē wù the way one treats people
理 hé wù lǐ nuclear physics
竞天择 wù jìng tiān zé natural selection
附属 fù shǔ wù attachment; appendage
寄生 jì shēng wù parasite
探囊取 tàn náng qǔ wù to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie; in the bag
主 wù zhǔ owner
圈 shēng wù quān biosphere; ecosphere
界 shēng wù jiè biosphere; natural world
致癌 zhì ái wù carcinogen