躯体 (qū tǐ) — body (of a living person or animal); carcass (of a dead animal)
Definition
A formal, written-register word for the human or animal 'body,' used in medical, scientific, or literary contexts rather than daily speech. Pairs naturally with 身体 (the everyday term) and refers to the physical organism as a whole.
noun
body (of a living person or animal)carcass (of a dead animal)
Measure word · 具
Examples
- 躯体。Tā de qū tǐ yīn cháng qī duàn liàn ér fēi cháng qiáng jiàn.His body is very strong from long-term exercise.
- 躯体。Fǎ yī zǐ xì jiǎn chá le nà zhī dòng wù de qū tǐ.The forensic examiner carefully inspected that animal's carcass.
- 躯体。Zhè zhǒng jí bìng huì yǐng xiǎng zhěng gè qū tǐ.This disease affects the entire body.
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