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    Using the classifier 具 (jù) for corpses

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 具 + 尸体

    Explanation

    The classifier 具 (jù) is specifically used to count corpses or dead bodies. It is the standard measure word for 尸体 (corpse) in Chinese. For example, 具可能是移民的尸体 means 'corpses that may be those of migrants.'

    Examples

    • 警方在现场发现了三具尸体。

      Jǐngfāng zài xiànchǎng fāxiànle sān jù shītǐ.

      The police found three bodies at the scene.

    • 河里打捞出两具身份不明的尸体。

      Hé lǐ dǎlāo chū liǎng jù shēnfèn bùmíng de shītǐ.

      Two unidentified bodies were recovered from the river.

    • 调查人员对每一具遗体都进行了仔细检查。

      Diàochá rényuán duì měi yī jù yítǐ dōu jìnxíngle zǐxì jiǎnchá.

      The investigators carefully examined every body.

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