遗物 (yí wù) — relics (archaeological or historical); belongings left by the deceased

Definition

Examples

• 博物馆里陈列着许多古代遗物。
  Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe xǔ duō gǔ dài yí wù.
  The museum displays many ancient relics.
• 他整理父亲的遗物时发现了一封旧信。
  Tā zhěng lǐ fù qīn de yí wù shí fā xiàn le yì fēng jiù xìn.
  While sorting through his father's belongings, he found an old letter.
• 这些遗物对研究那个朝代的历史很有价值。
  Zhè xiē yí wù duì yán jiū nà ge cháo dài de lì shǐ hěn yǒu jià zhí.
  These relics are very valuable for studying the history of that dynasty.