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事物 shìwù

事物 shìwù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 事物 shìwù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shìwù | shi4 wu4
English translation
thing
object
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Traditional form

事物 shìwù

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 事物 shìwù

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shì

Explanation

The characters Shǐ (history), (government official), 使 shǐ (cause; use; instruct), and shì (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand ( yòu ) holding some object. There are various theorie

Positional decomposition

⿻⿳一口彐亅

Number of Strokes

8

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Niú represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "variety", depicting the variety of colors on a cow. Later the meaning shifted to "things".

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Niú

Positional decomposition

牛勿

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 事物 shìwù

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正是 zhèng shì duì 这些 zhè xiē 事物 shìwù de 思念 sīniàn ,足以 zúyǐ 使 shǐ 任何 rènhé 苦痛 kǔ tòng 变甜, 足以 zúyǐ hǎo 任何 rènhé 创伤 chuāng shāng .

The very thought of these things was sufficient to sweeten any bitterness, and heal any wound.

这些 zhè xiē 东东 dōng dōng 超出 chāo chū le 影片 yǐng piàn ér 存在 cúnzài zhāo ,而且 érqiě shì yóu 很多事物 shìwù 驱动 qū dòng de .

That it existed beyond this movie and is driven by many things.

Cóng 图片 tú piàn fēn chū rén , 事物 shìwù , 动物 dòngwù .

Identify people, things, and animals from the picture.

rén 事物 shìwù shì 真实 zhēnshí de ; mèng 鬼魂 guǐ hún shì 虚幻 xū huàn de .

People and things are substantial; dreams and ghosts are not.

dāng 我们 wǒmen 下定决心 xià dìng jué xīn 面对 miànduì 世界 shìjiè shǎng 所有 suǒyǒu 事物 shìwù 包括 bāokuò 荆棘 jīng jí 难题 nán tí jiù 已经 yǐjīng 打赢 le 半场 bàn chǎng 战役 zhànyì

We win half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as we find it, including the thorns.

事物 shìwù Decomposition

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事物 shìwù Compounds

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