Chinese word

财物

Pronunciation

Pinyincái wù

Meaning

  • nounbelongings

Example

请不要随意动别人的财物。qǐng bú yào suí yì dòng bié rén de cái wù

Please do not touch other people's belongings without permission.

Illustration for 财物 (belongings)

More examples

宿舍要定期清点个人财物，以免发生遗失。sù shè yào dìng qī qīng diǎn gè rén cái wù yí miǎn fā shēng yí shī

At the dormitory, people should regularly count their personal belongings to prevent them from being lost.

Core concept

A practical property category containing physical things and money that an owner can hold, manage, or deal with.

Common phrases

  • 清点财物qīng diǎn cái wù

    take inventory of belongings

  • 保管财物báo guǎn cái wù

    safeguard belongings

  • 找回财物zhǎo huí cái wù

    retrieve belongings

Similar words

财产cái chǎn: Valuable property such as money, land, buildings, or legal ownership rights.
东西dōng xī: A casual word for an ordinary thing or item used in everyday life.
个人物品gè rén wù pǐn: Privately owned everyday belongings carried or used by one person.

Definition in Chinese

某人或机构所有的可被占有、保管或处理的具体物品或金钱，强调可作为财产处理的对象。mǒu rén huò jī gòu suó yǒu de kě bèi zhàn yǒu báo guǎn huò chú lǐ de jù tǐ wù pǐn huò jīn qián qiáng diào kě zuò wéi cái chǎn chú lǐ de duì xiàng

Word origin

财 (cái, "wealth") + 物 (wù, "thing") joins economic value to a concrete thing, creating a broad category for possessions treated as property.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this word often sounds formal because it is common in rules, notices, and institutional language about property handling.

Other meanings

  • assetsnoun

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