corpse; dead body; remains
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
corpse; dead body; remains
A neutral term for a human body after death, often used in contexts of discovery, identification, or burial. Slightly more literary than 尸体.
Jǐng警
chá察
zài在
hé河
biān边
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
jù具
wú无
míng名
shī尸
shou首
。
The police discovered an unidentified corpse by the river.
Zhàn战
luàn乱
zhōng中
，
xǔ许
duō多
shī尸
shou首
wú无
rén人
shōu收
liǎn敛
。
During the chaos of war, many bodies were left unburied.
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Tā他
biàn辨
rèn认
chū出
le了
qīn亲
rén人
de的
shī尸
shou首
。
He identified the body of his relative.