生物

shēngwù

noun HSK 7-9 #2,033

Measure Word

一种生物 zhǒng

Meanings

1 living thing
2 organism
3 biology

Characters

Examples

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.

她在大学学的是生物学。

Tā zài dàxué xué de shì shēngwùxué.

She studied biology in university.

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