肉体

肉體

ròutǐ

noun #5,459

Meanings

1 physical body; flesh

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他在肉体上受了很大的痛苦。

Tā zài ròutǐ shàng shòu le hěn dà de tòngkǔ.

He suffered great physical pain.

HSK 7-9

灵魂和肉体是分开的。

Línghún hé ròutǐ shì fēnkāi de.

The soul and the body are separate.

Tips

usage

肉体 emphasizes the physical/material body as opposed to the spiritual (精神/灵魂). It's more literary than 身体, which is the everyday word for 'body'.

Stroke Order

肉 ròu

体 tǐ