Chinese
Meaning: body; form; substance; style
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

鍛鍊身體對健康非常重要。
锻炼身体对健康非常重要。
Exercising the body is very important for health.
細胞分裂是生物體生長的重要過程。
Cell division is an important process for the growth of organisms.
每個人的體內都有各種內臟器官。
Every person has various internal organs in their body.
碳是構成生命體最基本的化學元素之一。
Carbon is one of the most basic chemical elements that make up living organisms.
酶是生物體內的一種催化劑。
Enzymes are a kind of catalyst within living organisms.

Usage Notes

Refers to the physical body, but also used in many compound words related to substance, style, or systems.

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