实物

實物

shíwù

noun HSK 7-9 #21,895

Meanings

1 physical object; actual thing
2 material object (as opposed to a picture or description)

Characters

Literally 'real thing' - the physical object itself, not a representation of it.

Examples

实物和照片看起来有点不一样。

Shíwù hé zhàopiàn kànqǐlái yǒudiǎn bùyīyàng.

The actual item looks a bit different from the photo.

博物馆展出了大量珍贵的实物。

Bówùguǎn zhǎnchū le dàliàng zhēnguì de shíwù.

The museum displayed a large number of precious artifacts.

Tips

usage

In online shopping, 以实物为准 (yǐ shíwù wéi zhǔn) means 'the actual product shall prevail' - a disclaimer that the real item might differ from photos. You'll see this on nearly every Chinese e-commerce listing.

Stroke Order

实 shí

物 wù