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生物

shēng wù · sheng wu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. organism
  2. living creature
  3. life form
  4. biological
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Biology exam

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，明天(míngtiān)有(yǒu)生物(shēngwù)考试(kǎoshì)，你(nǐ)复习(fùxí)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, there's a biology exam tomorrow. Have you studied?

  2. Dengdeng

    还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)。生物(shēngwù)书(shū)太(tài)厚(hòu)了(le)。

    Not yet. The biology book is too thick.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)海洋(hǎiyáng)生物(shēngwù)，它们(tāmen)有的(yǒude)会(huì)发光(fāguāng)。

    I like ocean life the most. Some of it can glow.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)看(kàn)这(zhè)一章(yīzhāng)。

    Then I'll read that chapter first.

  5. Liangliang

    对了(duìle)，明天(míngtiān)考的(kǎode)是(shì)植物(zhíwù)。

    Oh right, tomorrow's exam is on plants.

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？那(nà)海洋(hǎiyáng)生物(shēngwù)白(bái)看(kàn)了(le)！

    What? Then I read about ocean life for nothing!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)想(xiǎng)象(xiàng)另(lìng)一(yí)个(gè)星(xīng)球(qiú)上(shàng)的(de)生(shēng)物(wù)。

I can't imagine what creatures living on another planet are like.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by fengli · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)鼠(shǔ)是(shì)胆(dǎn)小(xiǎo)的(de)生(shēng)物(wù)。

A mouse is a timid creature.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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