生物体

生物體

shēngwùtǐ

noun #22,094

Measure Word

一个生物体 gè

Meanings

1 organism
2 living organism
3 biological entity

Characters

body, substance, entity

Examples

所有生物体都需要水分才能存活。

Suǒyǒu shēngwùtǐ dōu xūyào shuǐfèn cái néng cúnhuó.

All living organisms need water to survive.

病毒是否算作生物体仍有争议。

Bìngdú shìfǒu suàn zuò shēngwùtǐ réng yǒu zhēngyì.

Whether viruses count as living organisms remains debated.

Tips

usage

生物体 is a scientific/technical term emphasizing the body or physical entity of a living thing. In everyday speech, 生物 (organism, living thing) is more common. 生物体 appears in biology textbooks and scientific papers.

Stroke Order

生 shēng

物 wù

体 tǐ