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体

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional體、躰

body; object; style; understand; system

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Meanings

7 senses · 31 examples
1.

noun

body; body part

Can refer to the entire human body or individual body parts, often used in fixed collocations.

Tā他
de的
tǐ体
zhòng重
zuì最
jìn近
zēng增
jiā加
le了
sān三
gōng公
jīn斤
 。

His weight has increased by three kilograms recently.

Shàng上
zhī肢
shì是
rén人
tǐ体
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yùn运
dòng动
qì器
guān官
 。

Upper limbs are important motor organs of the human body.

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Xìn信
tú徒
men们
duì对
zhe着
shén神
xiàng像
wǔ五
tǐ体
tóu投
dì地
mó膜
bài拜
 。

Believers prostrate themselves and worship the statue of the deity.

Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de的
zhī肢
tǐ体
huó活
dòng动
néng能
lì力
 。

The doctor checked his limb mobility.

Tā她
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
jiān坚
chí持
duàn锻
liàn炼
shēn身
tǐ体
 。

She insists on exercising her body every day.

2.

noun

object; substance

technical

Used to refer to solid, liquid, gaseous substances or overall entities.

Shuǐ水
zài在
cháng常
wēn温
xià下
shì是
yè液
tǐ体
 。

Water is a liquid at room temperature.

Zhè这
kuài块
gù固
tǐ体
bīng冰
kuài块
zhèng正
zài在
màn慢
màn慢
róng融
huà化
 。

This solid ice cube is slowly melting.

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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
cóng从
zhěng整
tǐ体
chū出
fā发
kǎo考
lǜ虑
wèn问
tí题
 。

We need to consider problems from a holistic perspective.

Zhè这
gè个
jí集
tǐ体
de的
níng凝
jù聚
lì力
fēi非
cháng常
qiáng强
 。

This collective has extremely strong cohesion.

Qì气
tǐ体
shì是
sān三
zhǒng种
jī基
běn本
wù物
zhì质
xíng形
tài态
zhī之
yī一
 。

Gas is one of the three basic states of matter.

3.

noun

writing style; literary genre

Used to describe calligraphy styles or literary/artistic forms.

Tā他
de的
zì字
tǐ体
gōng工
zhěng整
piào漂
liàng亮
 ,
hěn很
shì适
hé合
xiě写
kǎi楷
shū书
 。

His handwriting is neat and beautiful, perfect for regular script calligraphy.

Cǎo草
shū书
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
kuài快
sù速
shū书
xiě写
de的
zì字
tǐ体
 。

Cursive script is a style of fast writing.

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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
wén文
tǐ体
shì是
yì议
lùn论
wén文
 。

The genre of this article is argumentative writing.

Lǐ李
bái白
de的
jiù旧
tǐ体
shī诗
xiě写
dé得
fēi非
cháng常
háo豪
fàng放
 。

Li Bai's classical-style poems are written in a very bold and unrestrained style.

Zhè这
běn本
shī诗
jí集
shōu收
lù录
le了
duō多
zhǒng种
wén文
tǐ体
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
 。

This poetry collection includes works of multiple literary genres.

4.

verb

experience; understand; empathize

Often used with verbs to indicate personal experience or putting oneself in someone else's shoes.

Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
tǐ体
huì会
fù父
mǔ母
de的
xīn辛
kǔ苦
 。

We should understand the hard work of our parents.

Tā他
qīn亲
zì自
tǐ体
yàn验
le了
xiāng乡
cūn村
shēng生
huó活
 。

He personally experienced rural life.

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Qǐng请
nǐ你
tǐ体
liàng谅
yī一
xià下
wǒ我
de的
nán难
chù处
 。

Please be understanding of my difficulties.

Lǐng领
dǎo导
gàn干
bù部
yào要
shēn身
tǐ体
lì力
xíng行
 ,
yǐ以
shēn身
zuò作
zé则
 。

Leading cadres should practice what they preach and set an example.

Zhǐ只
yǒu有
qīn亲
shēn身
jīng经
lì历
cái才
néng能
zhēn真
zhèng正
tǐ体
huì会
qí其
zhōng中
de的
zī滋
wèi味
 。

Only through personal experience can one truly understand the taste of it.

5.

noun

system; institution

formal

Fixed collocation with national, political or organizational systems.

Zhōng中
guó国
de的
zhèng政
zhì治
tǐ体
zhì制
fú符
hé合
běn本
guó国
guó国
qíng情
 。

China's political system conforms to its national conditions.

Měi每
gè个
guó国
jiā家
dōu都
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
guó国
tǐ体
hé和
zhèng政
tǐ体
 。

Every country has its own state system and government system.

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Wǒ我
men们
zhèng正
zài在
tuī推
jìn进
jiào教
yù育
tǐ体
zhì制
gǎi改
gé革
 。

We are promoting education system reform.

Yī医
liáo疗
tǐ体
zhì制
gǎi改
gé革
guān关
xì系
dào到
měi每
gè个
rén人
de的
qiè切
shēn身
lì利
yì益
 。

Medical system reform is related to the vital interests of everyone.

Qǐ企
yè业
tǐ体
zhì制
gǎi改
gé革
jī激
fā发
le了
shì市
chǎng场
huó活
lì力
 。

Enterprise system reform has stimulated market vitality.

6.

noun

grammar aspect

technical

Specialized term used in linguistics and grammar teaching.

Xiàn现
zài在
jìn进
xíng行
tǐ体
yòng用
lái来
miáo描
shù述
zhèng正
zài在
fā发
shēng生
de的
dòng动
zuò作
 。

The present continuous aspect is used to describe actions that are happening now.

Wán完
chéng成
tǐ体
biǎo表
shì示
dòng动
zuò作
yǐ已
jīng经
jié结
shù束
 。

The perfect aspect indicates that an action has been completed.

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Xiàn现
dài代
hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
tǐ体
fàn范
chóu畴
de的
shǐ使
yòng用
bǐ比
jiào较
líng灵
huó活
 。

The use of the aspect category in modern Chinese is relatively flexible.

Hěn很
duō多
wài外
yǔ语
dōu都
yǒu有
fēng丰
fù富
de的
tǐ体
fàn范
chóu畴
biàn变
huà化
 。

Many foreign languages have rich changes in the aspect category.

Tā他
xué学
xí习
le了
yīng英
yǔ语
de的
wán完
chéng成
tǐ体
yòng用
fǎ法
 。

He learned the usage of the perfect aspect in English.

7.

noun

surname Ti

Used as a family name, relatively rare in China.

Tǐ体
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Mr. Ti is the Chinese teacher at our school.