事物 shìwù thing
thing; object
How to remember 事物: 事 matter + 物 thing = thing.
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How it is used
- Abstract, formal word for things in the sense of phenomena or matters, not physical objects: 新事物 (new things/phenomena), 客观事物 (objective reality).
- Contrast with 东西 (dōngxi), the everyday word for a concrete physical thing - you would never use 事物 for a cup or a chair on your desk.
Example sentences
- 她总是尝试新事物。 Tā zǒngshì chángshì xīn shìwù.She is always trying new things.
- 我会给你你想要的任何事物。 Wǒhuì gěi nǐ nǐ xiǎngyào de rènhéshìwù.I'll give you whatever you want.
- 人们通常不喜欢他们不理解的事物。 Rénmen tōngcháng bù xǐhuān tāmen bù lǐjiě de shìwù.People usually don't like what they don't understand.