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Meaning of 物

Pinyin wù

Radical

牜

Strokes

Definition

thing / object / matter

Usage

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物 [wù] (1) Object; a concrete thing other than a person. - Example: 事物 (affairs), 生物 (living things), 货物 (goods), 礼物 (gifts), 文物 (cultural relics), 物价 (commodity prices), 物质 (matter), 地大物博 (vast territory and abundant resources), 物极必反 (things will develop in the opposite direction once they reach an extreme). (2) Content; essence. - Example: 言之有物 (what is said has substance). (3) Refers to people other than oneself or the environment that opposes oneself. - Example: 物议 (public criticism), 待人接物 (interact with others), 物望所归 (in line with public expectations). 物 [wù] 名 (noun) - 本义: 万物 (all things) - 造字法: （形声，从牛，勿声） "勿" is a motley flag, indicating a mixture of colors. 1. Object ([En.] object) 2. Article; thing ([En.] article; thing) 3. Affair; matters ([En.] affair) 4. Society; external environment ([En.] the outside world) 5. Varicolored ox ([En.] varicolored ox) 6. Motley flag ([En.] motley flag) 7. Category of livestock ([En.] category) 8. Color ([En.] color) 9. Philosophical term. Matter, opposed to "heart" ([En.] substance; content) 10. Products ([En.] products) 11. Others; the masses ([En.] the others) 12. Scenery ([En.] scenery) 13. Wealth; property; specifically refers to real estate ([En.] property) 14. An item; a specific tangible item ([En.] article) 15. Deities ([En.] deities) 16. Mark; sign ([En.] mark) 物 [wù] 动 (verb) 1. Choose ([En.] choose) - Example: 以物地事授地职，而待其政令 (provide land duties and await directives). 2. Observe ([En.] observe) - Example: 物土方，议远迩 (observe the land and discuss distances).

咏物诗 yǒng wù shī

poetries chanting things

臧否人物 zāng pǐ rén wù

Zang Fei

物品 wù pǐn

articles / goods / materials

唯物主义 wéi wù zhǔ yì

materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality

历史唯物主义 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì

historical materialism (Marx's theory of history)

辩证唯物主义 biàn zhèng wéi wù zhǔ yì

dialectical materialism

唯物辩证法 wéi wù biàn zhèng fǎ

materialistic dialectics

唯物史观 wéi wù shǐ guān

historical materialism / materialist conception of history

唯物主义者 wéi wù zhǔ yì zhě

materialist

唯物论 wéi wù lùn

the philosophy of materialism, doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality

啮齿类动物 niè chǐ lèi dòng wù

rodent

啮齿动物 niè chǐ dòng wù

rodent

器物 qì wù

implement / utensil / article / object

动物园 dòng wù yuán

zoo / CL:個|个[ge4]

动植物园 dòng zhí wù yuán

Zoological and Botanical Garden

生物圈 shēng wù quān

biosphere / ecosphere

栽培植物 zāi péi zhí wù

hemerophyte / agrad / cultivated plants

堆积物 duī jī wù

debris

填充物 tián chōng wù

filler

甲壳动物 jiǎ qiào dòng wù

crustacean

妖物 yāo wù

monster

博物馆 bó wù guǎn

museum

故宫博物院 Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn

Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing / National Palace Museum, Taipei

历史博物馆 lì shǐ bó wù guǎn

historical museum

博物 bó wù

natural science

卤化物 lǔ huà wù

halide (i.e. fluoride, chloride, bromide etc)

化合物 huà hé wù

chemical compound

孢子植物 bāo zi zhí wù

cryptogam / spore-producing plant

宝物 bǎo wù

treasure / CL:件[jian4]

宠物 chǒng wù

house pet

寄生物 jì shēng wù

parasite

庞然大物 páng rán dà wù

huge monster / colossus

废物 fèi wù

rubbish / waste material / useless person

废弃物 fèi qì wù

waste / garbage / offal / castoff / rejected material

物美价廉 wù měi jià lián

good quality and cheap / a bargain

价廉物美 jià lián wù měi

inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)

微生物 wēi shēng wù

microorganism

动物 dòng wù

animal / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]

反刍动物 fǎn chú dòng wù

ruminant

怪物 guài wu

monster / freak / eccentric person

恒温动物 héng wēn dòng wù

homothermal animal

或事物 huò shì wù

Or things

扁形动物 piān xíng dòng wù

flatworm / phylum of Platyhelminthes

抛物线 pāo wù xiàn

parabola

抛物面 pāo wù miàn

paraboloid (geometry)

抵押物 dǐ yā wù

collateral (finance)

物竞天择 wù jìng tiān zé

natural selection

捐物 juān wù

to donate goods (to a relief effort) / to contribute material

农作物 nóng zuò wù

(farm) crops

文物 wén wù

cultural relic / historical relic / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]

景物 jǐng wù

scenery

植物 zhí wù

plant / vegetation / CL:種|种[zhong3]

脊椎动物 jǐ zhuī dòng wù

vertebrate

杂物 zá wù

junk / items of no value / various bits and bobs

某物 mǒu wù

something

污染物 wū rǎn wù

pollutant

两栖动物 liǎng qī dòng wù

amphibian / amphibious animals

底栖生物 dǐ qī shēng wù

benthos

陆栖动物 lù qī dòng wù

land living animal / terrestrial animals / land animals

暴殄天物 bào tiǎn tiān wù

to waste natural resources recklessly / not to know how to use things sparingly

机械唯物主义 jī xiè wéi wù zhǔ yì

mechanical materialism

氟化物 fú huà wù

fluoride

棘皮动物 jí pí dòng wù

echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc

氰化物 qíng huà wù

cyanide

动植物 dòng zhí wù

plants and animals / flora and fauna

植物体 zhí wù tǐ

frond

植物园 zhí wù yuán

botanical garden / arboretum

被子植物 bèi zǐ zhí wù

angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)

植物学 zhí wù xué

botany

草本植物 cǎo běn zhí wù

herbaceous plant

裸子植物 luǒ zǐ zhí wù

gymnosperm (plants with seed contained in a cone)

恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù

to be inordinately proud of one's ability / to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)

刊物 kān wù

publication

利物浦 Lì wù pǔ

Liverpool (England)

毒物 dú wù

poisonous substance / poison / toxin / venom

氟化合物 fú huà hé wù

fluorine compound

氢氧化物 qīng yǎng huà wù

hydroxide

碳氢化合物 tàn qīng huà hé wù

hydrocarbon

氢化物 qīng huà wù

hydride / hydrogenide

氧化物 yǎng huà wù

oxide

过氧化物 guò yǎng huà wù

peroxide

氮氧化物 dàn yǎng huà wù

nitrogen oxide

氮化合物 dàn huà hé wù

nitrogen compound / nitrogenous compound

氮化物 dàn huà wù

nitride / nitrides / nitrifier

氯化物 lǜ huà wù

chloride

沉积物 chén jī wù

sediment

排泄物 pái xiè wù

excrement / waste

溴化物 xiù huà wù

bromide

分泌物 fēn mì wù

secretion

经济作物 jīng jì zuò wù

cash crop (economics)

浮游生物 fú yóu shēng wù

plankton

浸出物 jìn chū wù

extractum

沉淀物 chén diàn wù

precipitate / solid sediment

混合物 hùn hé wù

mixture / composite

添加物 tiān jiā wù

additive

漂浮物 piāo fú wù

flotage

物件 wù jiàn

object

物价 wù jià

(commodity) prices / CL:個|个[ge4]

爆炸物 bào zhà wù

explosive (material)

爬行动物 pá xíng dòng wù

reptile