物 (wù) — thing, object; matter, affair
Definition
物 is a bound morpheme meaning 'thing / matter' — never used alone. It appears in compounds like 动物 (animal), 食物 (food), 礼物 (gift), and abstract nouns like 事物 (thing, matter).
bound form
thingobjectmatteraffair
Examples
- 。Zhè zhǒng shí wù hěn jiàn kāng.This kind of food is very healthy.
- 。Dòng wù shì rén lèi de péng you.Animals are friends of humans.
- 。Tā sòng le wǒ yí fèn lǐ wù.He gave me a gift.
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