thing, substance, creature

HSK 3 #142

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

物 stroke order diagram
物 stroke order animation

WORDS

身无长 shēn wú cháng wù to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a poor or frugal life
卤化 lǔ huà wù halide (i.e. fluoride, chloride, bromide etc)
一切事 yī qiè shì wù everything
降一 yī wù xiáng yī wù lit. one object bests another object; every item has a weakness (idiom); there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
一类保护动 yī lèi bǎo hù dòng wù class A protected animal
一類保護動 yī lèi bǎo hù dòng wù class A protected animal
三胚层动 sān pēi céng dòng wù triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)
三胚層動 sān pēi céng dòng wù triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)
不以喜,不以己悲 bù yǐ wù xǐ , bù yǐ jǐ bēi not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
不及动词 bù jí wù dòng cí intransitive verb
不及動詞 bù jí wù dòng cí intransitive verb
不明飞行 bù míng fēi xíng wù unidentified flying object (UFO)
不明飛行 bù míng fēi xíng wù unidentified flying object (UFO)
世界野生生基金会 shì jiè yě shēng shēng wù jī jīn huì World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
世界野生生基金會 shì jiè yě shēng shēng wù jī jīn huì World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
中国国家博馆 zhōng guó guó jiā bó wù guǎn National Museum of China
中國國家博館 zhōng guó guó jiā bó wù guǎn National Museum of China
中国地球理学会 zhōng guó dì qiú wù lǐ xué huì Chinese Geophysical Society
中國地球理學會 zhōng guó dì qiú wù lǐ xué huì Chinese Geophysical Society
中国历史博馆 zhōng guó lì shǐ bó wù guǎn Museum of Chinese History
中國歷史博館 zhōng guó lì shǐ bó wù guǎn Museum of Chinese History
女 gān wù nǚ single girl who is not interested in relationships, living a lackadaisical life (loanword from Japanese "himono onna")
女 gān wù nǚ single girl who is not interested in relationships, living a lackadaisical life (loanword from Japanese "himono onna")
二氧化 èr yǎng huà wù dioxide
二号人 èr hào rén wù second best person; second-rate person