器物
qì wù
Pinyin

Definition

器物
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qì wù
  1. implement
  2. utensil
  3. article
  4. object

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shì wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
rén wù
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 character (in a play, novel etc)
  3. 3 protagonist
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
lì qì
  1. 1 sharp weapon
  2. 2 effective implement
  3. 3 outstandingly able individual
dòng wù
  1. 1 animal
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],個|个[gè]
  1. 1 device
  2. 2 tool
  3. 3 utensil
  4. 4 CL:臺|台[tái]
chǒng wù
  1. 1 house pet
zhí wù
  1. 1 plant
  2. 2 vegetation
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
jī qì
  1. 1 machine
  2. 2 CL:臺|台[tái],部[bù],個|个[gè]
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 matter
  4. 4 abbr. for physics 物理
wù jià
  1. 1 (commodity) prices
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
wù pǐn
  1. 1 articles
  2. 2 goods
  3. 3 materials
wù lǐ
  1. 1 physics
  2. 2 physical
wù yǔ
  1. 1 monogatari
  2. 2 epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
wù zhì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 substance
  3. 3 material
  4. 4 materialistic
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
shēng wù
  1. 1 organism
  2. 2 living creature
  3. 3 life form
  4. 4 biological
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
shēng wù zhōng
  1. 1 biological clock
lǐ wù
  1. 1 gift
  2. 2 present
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn],個|个[gè],份[fèn]
wàn wù
  1. 1 all living things
gòu wù
  1. 1 shopping

Idioms (20)

一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
  1. 1 lit. one object bests another object
  2. 2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
  3. 3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
  1. 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
  1. 1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
  1. 1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
  1. 1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
  1. 1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
  2. 2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
  3. 3 Rome wasn't built in a day
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù
  1. 1 to be inordinately proud of one's ability
  2. 2 to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
  1. 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
  2. 2 in the bag
格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī
  1. 1 to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
  1. 1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
  1. 1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
物以类聚
wù yǐ lèi jù
  1. 1 similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
  2. 2 Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
  1. 1 Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.

Sample Sentences

我是上过一堂课以后才爱上陶艺的,把泥土透过自己的双手塑成一个有个性的器物,对着它看越久,心情越平静。
wǒ shì shàng guò yī táng kè yǐhòu cái ài shàng táoyì de ,bǎ nítǔ tòuguò zìjǐ de shuāngshǒu sùchéng yī ge yǒu gèxìng de qìwù ,duì zhe tā kàn Yuè jiǔ ,xīnqíng Yuè píngjìng 。
I took a class before I fell in love with pottery, shaping clay into an ornament with personality with your own two hands. The more you look at it, the calmer you feel inside.
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