尸
体

Dead body in Chinese: 尸体 (shī tǐ)

shī tǐ

dead body

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 屍體1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1dead body
  2. 2corpse
  3. 3carcass

Stroke order

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尸
体

Zhuyin

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ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

ㄊㄧˇ

tǐ

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

尸体

Simplified

屍體

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 警察在河边发现了一具尸体。

    jǐng chá zài hé biān fā xiàn le yí jù shī tǐ。

    The police found a corpse by the river.

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Related words

身体

shēn tǐ

the body

体育

tǐ yù

sports

固体

gù tǐ

solid

集体

jí tǐ

collective (decision)

具体

jù tǐ

concrete

体会

tǐ huì

to know from experience

体积

tǐ jī

volume

体贴

tǐ tiē

considerate (of other people's needs)

体现

tǐ xiàn

to embody

体验

tǐ yàn

to experience for oneself

液体

yè tǐ

liquid

整体

zhěng tǐ

whole entity

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