有机物 (yǒujīwù): organic matter

Measure Word

一种有机物 zhǒng

Meanings

1 organic matter
2 organic substance
3 organic compound

Characters

mechanism; organic (in chemistry)

物

wù

thing; substance; matter

Examples

HSK 5

这条河被有机物污染了。

Zhè tiáo hé bèi yǒujīwù wūrǎn le.

This river has been contaminated by organic matter.

HSK 7-9

土壤中含有大量有机物。

Tǔrǎng zhōng hányǒu dàliàng yǒujīwù.

Soil contains a large amount of organic matter.

HSK 7-9

有机物通常含有碳元素。

Yǒujīwù tōngcháng hányǒu tàn yuánsù.

Organic compounds typically contain carbon.

Tips

memory

有机 (yǒujī) means 'organic' (literally 'having mechanism/structure'), and 物 (wù) means substance or thing. Together: 'organic substance'.

Stroke Order

有 yǒu

机 jī

物 wù

Related Words

有机 yǒujī HSK 7-9 #8,745

organic / integrated / interconnected

物质 wùzhì HSK 5 #2,851

matter; substance; material / material (as opposed to spiritual)

化合物 huàhéwù #9,073

chemical compound / compound (chemistry)

有事 yǒushì HSK 6 #8,169

to be busy; to have something to do / something is up; there's a matter/problem

物 wù #1,773

thing; object; matter / creature; living being

有名 yǒumíng HSK 1 #4,705

famous / well-known

有史以来 yǒushǐyǐlái #4,460

since the beginning of history / ever since history began / of all time

有利 yǒulì HSK 3 #4,446

advantageous; favorable; beneficial

有力 yǒulì HSK 5 #5,198

powerful; forceful; vigorous / strong; compelling (argument, evidence)

有用 yǒuyòng HSK 1 #3,921

useful