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

土壤中含有大量有机物。

Tǔrǎng zhōng hányǒu dàliàng yǒujīwù.

Soil contains a large amount of organic matter.

有机物通常含有碳元素。

Yǒujīwù tōngcháng hányǒu tàn yuánsù.

Organic compounds typically contain carbon.

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.

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 #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