植物

• 拼音: zhí wù
• 汉字拆解: 植 = 木 (tree/wood) + 直 (straight/upright), to plant or set upright; 物 = 牛 (ox) + 勿, a thing or object

含义

Plant; flora. A living organism that typically grows in the ground, produces its own food through photosynthesis, and cannot move independently.

The general term for all plants, from grass and flowers to trees and crops. 植物园 is a botanical garden; 植物学 is botany; 植物油 is vegetable oil. Commonly used in everyday speech, science, and environmental contexts.

例句

1. 这片森林里生长着数百种珍贵的植物。
2. 阳光、水分和土壤是植物生长的三个基本条件。
3. 她喜欢在家里养一些植物，让室内环境更有生机。

用法指南

语境: nature, science, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这种植物只能在热带气候中生存。(This plant can only survive in a tropical climate.)
• 植物和动物都是地球生态系统的重要组成部分。(Plants and animals are both important components of Earth's ecosystem.)

错误说法

• 用'植物'来指蔬菜或水果 (Avoid using 植物 specifically to mean vegetables or fruit in everyday speech — 植物 is the scientific category; use 蔬菜 for vegetables and 水果 for fruit)

起源与历史

From 植 (to plant upright, 木 tree + 直 straight) and 物 (thing, 牛 ox + 勿), reflecting the ancient Chinese understanding of plants as things that are 'set upright in the earth'.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal