Chinese word

尸体

Pronunciation

Pinyinshī tǐ

Meaning

  • noundead body

Example

他在山里发现了尸体。tā zài shān lǐ fā xiàn le shī tǐ

He found a dead body in the mountains.

Illustration for 尸体 (dead body)

More examples

法医在实验室对尸体进行解剖以确定死因。fǎ yī zài shí yàn shì duì shī tǐ jìn xíng jiě pōu yǐ què dìng sǐ yīn

The forensic doctor dissected the dead body in the laboratory to determine the cause of death.

Core concept

A person's physical form after life has ended, treated as a tangible object.

Common phrases

  • 解剖尸体jiě pōu shī tǐ

    dissect a dead body

  • 运送尸体yùn sòng shī tǐ

    transport a dead body

  • 掩埋尸体yǎn mái shī tǐ

    bury a dead body

Similar words

遗体yí tǐ: A deceased person's remains, referred to respectfully in funeral or legal settings.

Definition in Chinese

尸体指人死亡后剩下的身体，用于指没有生命迹象的躯体。shī tǐ zhǐ rén sǐ wáng hòu shèng xià de shēn tǐ yòng yú zhǐ méi yǒu shēng mìng jì xiàng de qū tǐ

Word origin

The compound 尸 (shī, "corpse") and 体 (tǐ, "body") joins an old word for a dead person with the ordinary word for a physical body.

Usage tips

  • The noun has a factual, clinical tone and is especially common in news, police, and medical contexts, which helps explain why it can sound stronger than English body in casual speech.

Other meanings

  • remainsnoun

Opposites

  • 生者shēng zhěliving personnoun

Related words

  • 尸检shī jiǎnautopsynoun
  • 尸袋shī dàibody bagnoun

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