屍 (shī) — corpse, dead body

Definition

Examples

• 考古队发现了一具古代屍。
  Kǎo gǔ duì fā xiàn le yí jù gǔ dài shī.
  The archaeology team discovered an ancient corpse.
• 警方在河边找到了受害者的屍体。
  Jǐng fāng zài hé biān zhǎo dào le shòu hài zhě de shī tǐ.
  The police found the victim's body by the river.
• 火灾后，现场只剩下几具烧焦的屍。
  Huǒ zāi hòu, xiàn chǎng zhī shèng xià jǐ jù shāo jiāo de shī.
  After the fire, only a few charred remains were left at the scene.

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