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肉体

肉體
ròutǐ
noun #5,459

Meanings

  1. 1 physical body; flesh

Examples

灵魂和肉体是分开的。
Línghún hé ròutǐ shì fēnkāi de.
The soul and the body are separate.
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.

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 (shēntǐ), which is the everyday word for 'body'.

Stroke Order

肉 ròu
体 tǐ