生物 (shēng wù) — organism in Mandarin
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#1165 most common word · HSK 6 · CEFR C1
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
生物 is pronounced shēng wù. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
kēxuéjiā zài shēnhǎi zhōng fāxiàn le xǔduō qíyì de shēngwù.
Scientists discovered many strange organisms in the deep sea.
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What does 生物 mean?+
生物 (shēng wù) means "organism" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 生物?+
生物 is pronounced shēng wù. It uses the tone 1 (high flat), then the tone 4 (falling). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 生物 in Mandarin?+
生物 is the #1165 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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