异物 (yì wù) — foreign matter; foreign body (e.g., in food, in the body); rare object; curiosity; strange thing; peculiar thing
Definition
A literal 'different thing' used in two main senses: a foreign body or contaminant (in food, the body, an organ), and a rare or strange object that attracts curiosity. The medical/contaminant sense is by far the most common in modern usage.
noun
foreign matterforeign body (e.g., in food, in the body)rare objectcuriositystrange thingpeculiar thing
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 异物。Shí wù lǐ yǒu yì wù.There is foreign matter in the food.
- 异物。Zhè ge yì wù hěn zhēn guì.This rare object is very precious.
- 异物，。Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yí gè yì wù, dà jiā dōu jué de qí guài.He was holding a strange thing in his hand, and everyone thought it was weird.
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