僵尸 (jiāng shī) literally means 'stiff corpse', but in modern usage it almost always refers to zombies or the hopping vampires (jiangshi) of Chinese folklore. The word covers both the generic 'corpse' sense and the pop-culture 'zombie' sense seen in 僵尸电影 ('zombie movies') and video games. In folklore contexts, 僵尸 specifically describes a reanimated corpse that moves by hopping, distinct from Western zombies. Be aware that 尸体 (shītǐ) is the more neutral word for 'dead body'; 僵尸 carries supernatural or horror connotations.