wù
thing
object
matter
abbr. for physics 物理
rén wù
person
character (in a play, novel etc)
protagonist
CL:個|个[ge4]
shēng wù
organism
living creature
life form
biological
CL:個|个[ge4]
zhí wù
plant
vegetation
CL:種|种[zhong3]
dòng wù
animal
CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]
wù shì
affair
matter
thing
business
articles
goods
materials
thing
stuff
person (derog.)
wù lì
physical resources (as opposed to labor resources)
wù zhì
matter
substance
material
materialistic
CL:個|个[ge4]
lǐ wù
gift
present
CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
dú wù
poisonous substance
poison
toxin
venom
wù yù
material desire
craving for material things
qì wù
implement
utensil
article
object
wù sè
to look for
to seek
to choose
color of object
color of fleece (of domestic animal)
to see
to notice
all kinds of things
odds and ends
wù chǎn
products
produce
natural resources
wù liú
distribution (business)
logistics
yào wù
medicaments
pharmaceuticals
medication
medicine
drug
yǒu jī wù
organic substance
organic matter
zhí wù yuán
botanical garden
arboretum
yì wù
rarity
rare delicacy
foreign matter
alien body
the dead
ghost
monstrosity
alien life-form
zhī wù
cloth
woven material
textiles
wén wù
cultural relic
historical relic
CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]
wù jià
(commodity) prices
CL:個|个[ge4]
yóu wù
rarity
rare object
rare person
extraordinarily beautiful woman
fèi wù
rubbish
waste material
useless person
shí wù
material object
concrete object
original object
in kind
object for practical use
definite thing
reality
matter (physics)
wù yè
property
real estate
abbr. for 物業管理|物业管理[wu4 ye4 guan3 li3], property management
yī wù
clothing
clothing and other personal items
guài wu
monster
freak
eccentric person
huò wù
goods
commodity
merchandise
CL:宗[zong1]
zhí wù rén
person in a vegetative state
human vegetable
Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn
Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing
National Palace Museum, Taipei
wěn dìng wù jià
stable prices
commodity prices fixed by government (in a command economy)
to valorize (a commodity)
jiù wù
old property (esp. inherited from former generation)
former territory
dòng zhí wù
plants and animals
flora and fauna
Yuán shì Wù yǔ
The Tale of Genji
Genji Monogatari
wéi wù zhǔ yì
materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
huò wù yùn shū
freight or cargo transportation
zá wù
junk
items of no value
various bits and bobs
fēng yún rén wù
the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)
influential figure
jià lián wù měi
fig. the price is cheap but the product is beautiful; lit. a bargain buy
zhuàng wù
...-shaped thing (suffix)
bù míng fēi xíng wù
unidentified flying object (UFO)
zhì ái wù zhì
carcinogen
cancer causing substance
cán liú wù
remnant
residue
material left over
zhèng zhì rén wù
political figure
politician
statesman
Guó jiā wén wù jú
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
yǎn shēng wù
a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
kuàng wù zhì
mineral, esp. dietary mineral
jiàn zhù wù
building
structure
edifice
chuán qí rén wù
legendary person
legend (i.e. person)
yuán wù liào
source material
raw materials
juān wù
to donate goods (to a relief effort)
to contribute material
dài biǎo rén wù
representative individual (of a school of thought)
yě shēng shēng wù
wildlife
creatures in the wild
wild organism
gōng zhòng rén wù
public figure
famous person
jiù zāi wù zī
relief provisions
material assistance
shēng wù jì shù
biotechnology
abbr. to 生技
wù shì rén fēi
things have remained the same, but people have changed
shēng wù gōng chéng
bioengineering
genetic engineering
yǒu shēng dú wù
audiobook
recording of a person reading the text of a book
chén diàn wù
precipitate
solid sediment
Zhōng guó dì qiú wù lǐ xué huì
Chinese Geophysical Society
kè wài dú wù
extracurricular reading material
gù xíng wù
solid particles in liquid
bèi zǐ zhí wù
angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
xuán fú wù
suspended matter
suspension (of atmospheric pollution)
dài rén jiē wù
the way one treats people
zào wù zhǔ
the Creator (in Christianity or mythology)
God
zhí wù jiè
Kingdom Plantae (biology)
shuǐ hé wù
hydrate
hydrated compound
gé wù
to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2]
word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
wéi wù lùn
the philosophy of materialism, doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
wù jí bì fǎn
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
dì dà wù bó
vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
jǐ suǒ dòng wù mén
Chordata, phylum containing vertebrates
cǎo shí dòng wù
herbivore
herbivorous animal
yóu liào zuò wù
oil crop (rape, peanut, soy, sesame etc)
oil-bearing crop
jié zú dòng wù
arthropod, segmented animals with jointed limbs
same as 節肢動物|节肢动物[jie2 zhi1 dong4 wu4]
bèi zǐ zhí wù mén
angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
sì wù tāng
four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
wù yǐ lèi jù
similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
Birds of a feather flock together.
liǎng qī dòng wù
amphibian
amphibious animals
wù hòu
natural phenomena of a seasonal nature
nóng zuò wù pǐn zhǒng
(farm) crop variety (or breed)
fāng wù
produced locally
local product (with distinctive native features)
wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng
material and spiritual culture
matter and mind
material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)
gé wù zhì zhī
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
Běi jīng Wù zī Xué yuàn
Beijing Materials University
lǔ huà wù
halide (i.e. fluoride, chloride, bromide etc)
dòng wù fēn lèi
taxonomy
classification of animals
lěng xuè dòng wù
cold-blooded animal
fig. cold-hearted person
wán wù sàng zhì
lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
excessive attention to trivia saps the will
èr hào rén wù
second best person
second-rate person
luǒ zǐ zhí wù
gymnosperm (plants with seed contained in a cone)
hé chéng wù
compound
composite
cocktail
tàn náng qǔ wù
to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
in the bag
wù zhǒng qǐ yuán
Charles Darwin's Origin of Species
Wéi jī wù zhǒng
Wikispecies, (species.wikimedia.org), online project to catalog all known species
fǎn miàn rén wù
negative character
bad guy (in a story)
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
chōng tián wù
filling material
stuffing
lining
filling
xù zhuàng wù
floccule
a wisp of material precipitated from liquid
shēng wù qún
biota
ecological community
fossil assemblage
gǔ shēng wù xué jiā
palaeontologist
paleobiologist
Wéi Yìng wù
Wei Yinwu (737-792), Tang dynasty poet
Zhōng guó Lì shǐ Bó wù guǎn
Museum of Chinese History
kōng dòng wú wù
empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance
nothing new to show
dǔ wù sī rén
seeing an object makes one miss its owner (idiom)
shì cái ào wù
to be inordinately proud of one's ability
to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
wéi guǎn shù zhí wù
vascular plants
tracheophytes (botany)
kuàng wù rán liào
fossil fuels
oil and coal
yuán shēng shēng wù
protist
primitive organism
shí wù
picked up items (i.e. lost property)
rén zhèng wù zhèng
human testimony and material evidence
dòng wù xìng sì liào
feed made of animal products
qiāng cháng dòng wù
Coelenterata (such as jellyfish)
dī děng dòng wù
lower animal
primitive life-form
cì bāo dòng wù
Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)
dì qiú shàng de shēng wù
Life on Earth, 1979 TV series by David Attenborough 大衛·艾登堡|大卫·艾登堡[Dà wèi · Ài dēng bǎo]
zhí wù zhuàng tài
vegetative state (medicine)
biàn wēn dòng wù
poikilothermal (cold-blooded) animal
piān xíng dòng wù
flatworm
phylum of Platyhelminthes
Dòng wù zhuāng yuán
Animal farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔
also translated 動物農場|动物农场[Dòng wù nóng chǎng]
Mào wù
Bogor (city in West Java)
jí pí dòng wù
echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc
shēng wù zhàn
germ warfare
biological warfare
suǐ guò yǎng huà wù méi
Myeloperoxidase (MPO), chemical in neutrophil granulocytes, used to kill pathogens
Bīn wēi Yě shēng Dòng Zhí wù zhǒng Guó jì Mào yì Gōng yuē
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES
tián sè wù
stuffing
filling material
yě shēng dòng zhí wù yuán
wildlife park
safari park
hòu shēng dòng wù
metazoa
the animal kingdom
Dòng wù nóng chǎng
Animal farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔
jǐ zhuī dòng wù mén
Vertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates
shēng wù dà miè jué
great extinction of species
zhí wù rén zhuàng tài
vegetative state (i.e. in a coma)
xiǎn hè rén wù
a famous person
a luminary
Guó jiā wén wù jiàn dìng wěi yuán huì
National Commission for the identification of cultural heritage
wù hòu xué
the study of seasonal phenomena (flouring, migration etc)
rén mín ài wù
love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
piān xíng dòng wù mén
flatworm
phylum of Platyhelminthes
màn shēng zhí wù
creeper
climbing plant
twiner
shēng wù zhàn jì
biological agent
biological warfare agent
chí xù xìng zhí wù zhuàng tài
persistent vegetative state (medicine)
luò yè zhí wù
deciduous plant
deciduous vegetation
huán jié dòng wù mén
Annelidan, the phylum of annelid worms
luǒ zǐ zhí wù mén
gymnosperm (plants with seed contained in a cone)
xiǎn huā zhí wù
Phanerogamae (botany)
flowering plants
yī wù guì
locker
lockable compartment
sōng san wù liào
diffuse medium (liquid or gas)
shuāng qū pāo wù miàn
hyperbolic paraboloid (math.)
wù gè yǒu zhǔ
everything has a rightful owner (idiom)
wù yù shì jiè
the world of material desires (Buddhism)
yuán hé shēng wù jiè
Kingdom Monera
prokaryote
zhēn yè zhí wù
needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)
yǒu tí dòng wù
ungulates (animals with hooves)
yuán hé xì bāo xíng wēi shēng wù
prokaryotic cell type microorganism
yǐn huā zhí wù
Cryptogamae
cryptogamous plant (botany)
plants such as algae 藻類|藻类[zao3 lei4], moss 苔蘚|苔藓[tai2 xian3] and fern 蕨類|蕨类[jue2 lei4] that reproduce by spores 孢子[bao1 zi3] in place of flowers
duō kǒng dòng wù
Porifera (phylum of sponges)
chāo wù lǐ
surpassing the physical world
metaphysical
bǔ zú wù
complement
complementary material
hǎi xiāng chén jī wù
oceanic sediment (geology)
shǐ qián gǔ qì wù
prehistoric artifacts
ancient artifacts
duō zú dòng wù
myriapod
centipedes and millipedes
rú xíng dòng wù
soft-bodied organisms
vermes (obsolete taxonomic term)
bó wù qià wén
to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
cì sī bāo dòng wù
Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)
niàng rè wù
biological fuel (such as horse dung)
xiōng wú sù wù
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
ingenuous
zhēn hòu shēng dòng wù
eumetazoa
subkingdom of animals excluding sponges
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú
US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
diàn jī wù
deposit
alluvium (shallow water sediment)
huā biān rén wù
smooth talker
fast talker
slick and sociable person
person in the news
pō wù
evil creature (curse word)
guò yǎng wù méi tǐ
peroxisome (type of organelle)
Guó jiā wén wù wěi yuán huì
National Committee of Cultural Heritage
ā wù r
thing
(you) useless thing
sān pēi céng dòng wù
triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)
bó wù duō wén
wide and knowledgeable
well-informed and experienced
cán mín hài wù
to harm people and damage property (idiom)
fǎn shēng wù zhàn
biological (warfare) defense
zūn xián ài wù
to honor the wise and love the people
respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
yì shǐ dòng wù
draft animals
beasts of burden
chí xù xìng zhí wù rén zhuàng tài
persistent vegetative state
wú zhǔ shī wù
lost property without a claimant (law)
shēng wù lún qín dāng liàng
rem (Röntgen equivalent man, an old unit of radiation damage now replaced by the Sievert)
yuán kǒu gāng jǐ zhuī dòng wù
cyclostome (marine biology)
xiāng pèi wù
thing that is well suited
pet animal that suits its owner
shēng wù huà xué zhàn jì
biological-chemical warfare agent
hé bào zhà dì qiú wù lǐ xiào yìng
geophysical effects of nuclear explosion
shì wù de běn zhì chóng yú wài zài
essence is more important than external appearance
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
wù guī yuán zhǔ
to return something to its rightful owner
wù lǐ zhì liáo
physiotherapy
physical therapy
wù lǐ liáo fǎ
physiotherapy
physical therapy
wù jìn qí yòng
to use sth to the full
to make the best use of everything
Wù zhǒng Qǐ yuán
Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
chí zhōng wù
person of no particular talent
gé wù zhì zhī
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
bēi zhōng wù
(lit.) contents of the cup
(fig.) liquor
wine
wù měi jià lián
good quality and cheap
a bargain
wù yǔ
monogatari
epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
Fēi wù zhì Wén huà Yí chǎn
(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage
líng hún rén wù
key figure
the linchpin of sth
qián wù
money and things of value
Yě shēng Shēng wù Jī jīn huì
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Zào wù zhǔ
the Creator (in religion or mythology)
God
yán zhī wú wù
(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)
to carry no weight
yán zhī yǒu wù
(of one's words) to have substance
kuà xià wù
(slang) male member
package
xì kē lì wù
fine particle (PM 2.5)
fine particulate matter (air pollution etc)
jìng jì dòng wù
animals used in blood sports
bào tiǎn tiān wù
to waste natural resources recklessly
not to know how to use things sparingly
náng zhōng qǔ wù
as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
in the bag
(as good as) in one's possession
hòu dé zài wù
with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
Dòng wù Nóng chǎng
Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔[Qiao2 zhi4 · Ao4 wei1 er3]
Dòng wù Zhuāng yuán
Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔[Qiao2 zhi4 · Ao4 wei1 er3]
also translated 動物農場|动物农场[Dong4 wu4 Nong2 chang3]
Quán guó Zhòng diǎn Wén wù Bǎo hù Dān wèi
Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level
cè shēng dòng wù
parazoan (animal of the subkingdom Parazoa, mostly sponges)
Zhōng guó Dì qiú Wù lǐ Xué huì
Chinese Geophysical Society
Shì jiè Yě shēng Shēng wù Jī jīn huì
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
bù yǐ wù xǐ , bù yǐ jǐ bēi
not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
Guó jiā Wén wù jú
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
Guó jiā Wén wù Jiàn dìng Wěi yuán huì
National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage
fèi wù diǎn xin
(coll.) a good-for-nothing
loser
jì wù guì
baggage locker
coin locker
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
duō kǒng dòng wù mén
(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)
yī wù xiáng yī wù
lit. one object bests another object
every item has a weakness (idiom)
there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock