尸体

尸体 shītǐ

Corpse (lifeless body)

尸体 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體屍體 shiti

What 尸体 means

Corpse (lifeless body)

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Character by character

尸体 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

尸

shī

Corpse

体

tǐ

Body (style - system - physical)

Words that share a character with 尸体

How to write 尸体

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尸体 in a sentence

警方在现场发现了尸体。

Jǐngfāng zài xiànchǎng fāxiàn le shītǐ.

The police found a body at the scene.

尸体已经送往医院检验。

Shītǐ yǐjīng sòng wǎng yīyuàn jiǎnyàn.

The body has been sent to the hospital for examination.

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Questions about 尸体

What does 尸体 mean in English?

尸体 is pronounced shītǐ and means Corpse (lifeless body).

How do you pronounce 尸体?

尸体 is shītǐ in pinyin — written shiti without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 尸体?

尸体 is written with 2 characters: 尸 (shī) Corpse, 体 (tǐ) Body (style - system - physical). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 尸体 written in traditional Chinese?

屍體. The simplified form 尸体 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 屍體 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shītǐ.

Is 尸体 an HSK word?

Yes — 尸体 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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