事物

shìwù

noun HSK 4 #2,865

Meanings

我们要学会从不同角度看事物。

Wǒmen yào xuéhuì cóng bùtóng jiǎodù kàn shìwù.

We should learn to look at things from different angles.

新事物总是不容易被接受。

Xīn shìwù zǒngshì bù róngyì bèi jiēshòu.

New things are always hard to accept.

任何事物都有两面性。

Rènhé shìwù dōu yǒu liǎngmiànxìng.

Everything has two sides.

usage

事物 is more abstract and formal than 东西 (dōngxi, thing). 事物 refers to things in a philosophical or general sense, while 东西 is everyday and concrete.

事 shì

物 wù