HSK · Level 76
45 words
Chinese word
遗体
Pronunciation
Pinyinyí tǐ
Meaning
- nounbody
Example
警方在河边发现了遗体。jǐng fāng zài hé biān fā xiàn le yí tǐ
The police found a body by the river.
More examples
家属要求对遗体做进一步检查。jiā shǔ yāo qiú duì yí tǐ zuò jìn yí bù jiǎn chá
The family asked for a further examination of the body.
Core concept
The physical form left after a person's death, treated as something that can be found, examined, preserved, or handled.
Common phrases
送检遗体sòng jiǎn yí tǐ
send the body for examination
保存遗体bǎo cún yí tǐ
preserve the body
火化遗体huǒ huà yí tǐ
cremate the body
Similar words
尸体shī tǐ: A corpse viewed as a solid, intact physical body after death.
死体sí tǐ: The physical body of a dead person, stated simply and directly.
遗骸yí hái: Body or bones left behind after a person's death.
Definition in Chinese
死亡后留下的身体，指发现、保存或处理的死者身体，常用于警方、医院和新闻报道的场合。sǐ wáng hòu liú xià de shēn tǐ zhǐ fā xiàn bǎo cún huò chú lǐ de sí zhě shēn tǐ cháng yòng yú jǐng fāng yī yuàn hé xīn wén bào dào de chǎng hé
Word origin
遗 (yí, "to leave behind") + 体 (tǐ, "body") presents the deceased person's body as what remains after death.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this term sounds formal and is mainly associated with police, medical, and news contexts, while softer wording is normally chosen when referring to a person who has died.
Other meanings
- remainsnoun
Opposites
- 生者shēng zhěliving personnoun
Related words
- 遗体保存yí tǐ bǎo cúnbody preservationnoun
- 遗体处理yí tǐ chú lǐbody handlingnoun