Writing
物理 (wùlǐ) — how to say "physics" in Chinese
物理
Physics; physical
noun
Character composition
物
thing, object
理
principle, logic
Radicals / Keys
牛
Cow
#93 · niú · 4 strokes
玉
Jade
#96 · yù · 5 strokes
Collocations
物理学家
wù lǐ xué jiā
physicist
物理课
wù lǐ kè
physics class
物理实验
wù lǐ shí yàn
physics experiment
Examples
他在大学主修物理，希望未来能成为一名科学家。
He majors in physics in university and hopes to become a scientist in the future.
他喜欢物理。
He likes physics.
Frequently asked questions
Physics meaning in Chinese
"physics" in Chinese is 物理 (wùlǐ).
物理 meaning in English
物理 (wùlǐ) means "Physics; physical".
Physics in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced wùlǐ (written as wuli). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "physics" in Chinese characters?
It is written 物理: 物 has 8 strokes, 理 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 物理?
物理 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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