尸体 shītǐ corpse
corpse; dead body
How to remember 尸体: 尸 corpse + 体 body = corpse.
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How it is used
- A corpse / dead body - 发现一具尸体 (fāxiàn yī jù shītǐ) a body was discovered.
- Neutral, clinical term used in news, forensics, and reports; measure word 具 (jù).
- For an animal carcass 尸体 also works, or 尸首 (shīshou) more colloquially for a human body.
Example sentences
- 每个人都可能变成尸体。 Měigè rén dōu kěnéng biànchéng shītǐ.Every man is a potential corpse.
- 这就是发现尸体的房间。 Zhè jiùshì fāxiàn shītǐ de fángjiān.This is the room where the body was found.
- 汤姆在海边发现了具尸体。 Tāngmǔ zài hǎibiān fāxiàn le jù shītǐ.Tom found a dead body on the beach.