水生物 (shuǐ shēng wù) — aquatic organism, aquatic life | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

aquatic organismaquatic life

Measure word · 个

Examples

水生物。
Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè xiē shuǐ shēng wù de shēng cún huán jìng.
Scientists are studying the living environment of these aquatic organisms.
水生物。
Zhè tiáo hé lǐ de shuǐ shēng wù zhǒng lèi fēi cháng fēng fù.
The species of aquatic life in this river are very diverse.
水生物。
Wū rǎn duì shuǐ shēng wù zào chéng le yán zhòng wēi xié.
Pollution poses a serious threat to aquatic organisms.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

生物organism

生shēnglife物wùthing

偏正Modifier + head

水 gives water and 生物 gives a living thing.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

屮屮chèbud
一一yīground

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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