生物

shēngwù

noun HSK 5 #2,033

Measure Word

一种生物 zhǒng

Meanings

1 living thing
2 organism
3 biology

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

她在大学学的是生物学。

Tā zài dàxué xué de shì shēngwùxué.

She studied biology in university.

HSK 7-9

海洋里有很多奇特的生物。

Hǎiyáng lǐ yǒu hěnduō qítè de shēngwù.

There are many strange organisms in the ocean.

Tips

usage

生物 means 'living thing/organism' on its own. Add 学 to get 生物学 (biology, the academic subject).

memory

生 (life) + 物 (thing) - a living thing.

Stroke Order

生 shēng

物 wù