Writing
事物 (shì wù) — how to say "thing" in Chinese
事物
Thing
noun
Character composition
事
matter
物
object
Radicals / Keys
牛
Cow
#93 · niú · 4 strokes
亅
Hook
#6 · jué · 1 stroke
Synonyms
Collocations
客观事物
kèguān shìwù
objective things
事物发展
shìwù fāzhǎn
development of things
新事物
xīn shìwù
new thing
Examples
小孩子对周围的所有新鲜事物都充满了好奇和兴趣。
Young children are full of curiosity and interest in all new things around them.
这是新事物。
This is a new thing.
Frequently asked questions
Mandarin word for thing
"thing" in Chinese is 事物 (shì wù).
事物 meaning in English
事物 (shì wù) means "Thing".
How is 事物 pronounced?
It is pronounced shì wù (written as shi wu, shiwu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "thing" in Chinese characters?
It is written 事物: 事 has 8 strokes, 物 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 事物?
事物 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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