物体 wùtǐ object
object; body; substance
How to remember 物体: 物 thing + 体 body = object.
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How it is used
- A physical object/body - 运动的物体 (yùndòng de wùtǐ) a moving object, 不明飞行物体 (bùmíng fēixíng wùtǐ) UFO.
- The scientific/neutral term for a physical object with mass; 物 (thing) + 体 (body).
- Contrast 东西 (dōngxi, thing, everyday) and 物品 (wùpǐn, article/item); 物体 is the physics-flavored 'object'.