生物 shēngwù organism
organism; living creature; life form; biological
How to remember 生物: 生 life + 物 thing = organism.
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How it is used
- A living organism; also 'biology' as a field - 海洋生物 (hǎiyáng shēngwù) marine life; 生物课 biology class.
- Covers all life forms (plants, animals, microbes). For the school subject it's short for 生物学; for creatures it's the general count noun.
Example sentences
- 他是一个生物学家。 Tā shì yígè shēngwùxuéjiā.He's a biologist.
- 这博物馆里面没有活的生物。 Zhè bówùguǎn lǐmiàn méiyǒu huó de shēngwù.There are no live animals in the museum.
- 如果没有太阳，那所有生物都会死。 Rúguǒ méiyǒu tàiyáng, nà suǒyǒu shēngwù dōu huì sǐ.If there was no sun, all the animals would be dead.