How to say “living organisms” in Chinese
living organisms, biology
“Living organisms” in Chinese is 生物, shēng wù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
生物 is read shēng wù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.
On the left, 牛 “ox”; on the right, 勿 wù hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “生物”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 生物. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 研讨会2的主题是生物进化yántǎohuìdezhǔtíshìshēngwùjìnhuàThe theme of the seminar is biological evolution.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “living organisms” in Chinese?
“Living organisms” in Chinese is 生物, pinyin shēngwù.
What does 生物 mean?
生物 (shēngwù) means “living organisms, biology”.
How do you write 生物?
生物 is 2 characters: 生 (shēng) — be born, life; 物 (wù) — thing. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 生物?
生物 is read shēngwù. Tones: shēng — first tone, wù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“living organisms” in the lesson “Physics, chemistry, biology”
This word is from the topic “Science and technology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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