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尸体

shītǐ

corpse; dead body

Rescue workers searching the rubble of a collapsed building
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Characters in this word

尸 shī

Strokes
3
Radical
尸 — body, corpse
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 尸

Example phrases

  • 救援人员在废墟中发现多具尸体,现场气氛顿时沉重起来。 Jiùyuán rényuán zài fèixū zhōng fāxiàn duō jù shītǐ, xiànchǎng qìfēn dùnshí chénzhòng qǐlái. Rescue workers found several bodies in the ruins, and the atmosphere at the scene immediately grew heavy.
  • 警察在河边发现一具尸体,已封锁现场。 Jǐngchá zài hébiān fāxiàn yījù shītǐ, yǐ fēngsuǒ xiànchǎng. The police found a body by the riverside and have sealed off the scene.
  • 地震后搜救队在废墟中寻找幸存者和尸体。 Dìzhèn hòu sōujiù duì zài fèixū zhōng xúnzhǎo xìngcúnzhě hé shītǐ. After the earthquake, the search and rescue team searched the ruins for survivors and bodies.

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