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

HSK 5

所有生物体都需要水分才能存活。

Suǒyǒu shēngwùtǐ dōu xūyào shuǐfèn cáinéng cúnhuó.

All living organisms need water to survive.

HSK 6

病毒是否算作生物体仍有争议。

Bìngdú shìfǒu suànzuò 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