---
title: "Wanwu Meaning: 万物 (wànwù) Means “all things”"
description: "万物 (traditional 萬物, wànwù) means “all things; everything in the universe”. Hear its tones, see what 万 and 物 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanwu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 万物 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

万物 wànwù

## all things; everything in the universe

## Its characters

1. 万 wàn ten thousand
2. 物 wù thing

## In a sentence

春天来了，万物复苏。 Spring has come, and everything is coming back to life.

一种常见的理解是：世界上的**万物**一直在变化，人可以变成蝴蝶，蝴蝶也可以变成人，“我”只是这场变化中暂时的一个样子。

From [庄周梦蝶 · Zhuangzi’s butterfly dream, and what it means](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuangzi-butterfly-dream-meaning#library-word-560-562)

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## More words with 万 or 物

- [博物馆 bówùguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bowuguan)
- [产物 chǎnwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chanwu)
- [宠物 chǒngwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongwu)
- [动物 dòngwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongwu)
- [动物园 dòngwùyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongwuyuan)
- [废物 fèiwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feiwu)
- [购物 gòuwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gouwu)
- [怪物 guàiwu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guaiwu)
- [货物 huòwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huowu)
- [建筑物 jiànzhùwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianzhuwu)

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