万物 wànwù all things
all things; all that exists
How to remember 万物: 万 ten thousand + 物 thing = all things.
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How it is used
- Literary 'all things in existence, all of creation' - 万物生长 (wànwù shēngzhǎng) all things grow; 天地万物 (tiāndì wànwù) heaven, earth, and all things.
- Elevated/written register, common in philosophy, nature, and poetry, not everyday conversation.
- 万 here means 'the myriad', not literally ten thousand.