物体 (wù tǐ) — object; body; substance

Definition

A physical thing you can see and touch — a solid body or material object, used in science and everyday speech. Unlike 事物 (any 'thing' or matter, including abstract) and 物质 (matter/substance as a physical concept).

noun
objectbodysubstance
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 物体
    Zhè ge wù tǐ hěn zhòng, wǒ bān bú dòng.
    This object is very heavy; I can't move it.
  • 物体
    Tiān wén xué jiā zhèng zài guān cè nà ge wù tǐ.
    Astronomers are observing that celestial body.
  • 物体
    Qǐng wèn zhè ge wù tǐ shì shén me cái liào zuò de?
    May I ask what material this substance is made of?

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