- 实体法 shítǐfǎ substantive lawLaws that define the rights and obligations of citizens and organizations, such as civil or criminal law, as opposed to [[程序法|程序法|cheng2 xu4 fa3]].
- 实体化 shítǐhuà to materializeto make something real or tangible; to cause something to exist in a physical or actual form; to substantialize
- 实体店 shítǐdiàn physical storebrick-and-mortar business; a physical retail store as opposed to an online shop
- 实体论 shítǐlùn ontologyBranch of philosophy that studies the ultimate nature of reality and the common characteristics of all existing things; also known as [[形而上学|形而上學|xing2 er2 shang4 xue2]]
- 实体镜 shítǐjìng stereoscopean optical instrument used to view two separate images as a single three-dimensional image
- 实体书 shítǐshū physical booka book printed on paper as opposed to an e-book
- 实体层 shítǐcéng physical layerThe lowest level of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model for networking