Animals in Chinese 动物
Animal words are beginner favorites: they are concrete, picture-friendly and full of culture — the panda alone is worth the lesson. This list moves from pets and farm animals to wild animals and insects, and ends with the two words that organize them: 动物 (animal) and 动物园 (zoo).
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- 动物dòng wùanimal不要虐待动物。Don't be cruel to animals.
- 狗gǒudog狗的嗅觉灵敏。Dogs have a keen sense of smell.
- 猫māocat猫抓住了老鼠。The cat caught the rats.
- 鸟niǎobird这只鸟不能飞。This bird cannot fly.
- 鱼yúfish这条鱼没有毒。This fish is free from poison.
- 马mǎhorse汤姆很喜欢马。Tom loves horses.
- 牛niúcow; ox照顾好那些牛！Look after the cattle.
- 羊yángsheep; goat是时候喂羊了。It's time to feed the sheep.
- 猪zhūpig我房间是个猪窝。My room is a pigsty.
- 鸡jīchicken (the bird)我吃不下鸡皮。I don't eat chicken skin.
- 鸭yāduck鸡和鸭是两种类型的家禽。Chicken and duck are two types of fowl.
- 兔子tù zirabbit猎人在田野追兔子The hunter chases the rabbit in the fields.
- 老鼠lǎo shǔmouse; rat老鼠传染疾病。Rats carry diseases.
- 宠物chǒng wùpet她养各种不同的宠物。She kept various kinds of pets.
- 老虎lǎo hǔtiger老虎尚山羊扑去。The tiger sprang on the goat.
- 狮子shī zǐlion狮子被称为百兽之王。The lion is called the king of beasts.
- 大象dà xiàngelephant你看过大象飞吗？Have you ever seen an elephant fly?
- 猴子hóu zimonkey小孩最喜欢猴子。Children like monkeys best.
- 熊xióngbear那只熊在河边抓鱼。That bear is catching fish by the river.
- 熊猫xióng māopanda熊猫是中国的国宝。The panda is China's national treasure.
- 蛇shésnake蛇吃掉了鳄鱼。The snake ate the crocodile.
- 青蛙qīng wāfrog我无法区分青蛙和蟾蜍。I cannot distinguish a frog from a toad.
- 乌龟wū guīturtle; tortoise给我买只乌龟吧，妈妈，求你给我买只乌龟吧！Please buy me a turtle, Mother, please buy me a turtle.
- 蜜蜂mì fēngbee蜜蜂以花蜜为食。Bees feed on nectar.
- 蝴蝶hú diébutterfly几只蝴蝶在他身边飞舞。Some butterflies fluttered around him.
- 蚊子wén zimosquito我被蚊子咬的。I got bitten by mosquitoes.
- 蜘蛛zhī zhūspider蜘蛛喜欢织网。Spiders like to build spiderwebs.
- 蚂蚁mǎ yǐant蚂蚁喜欢吃甜食。Ants are fond of sweet food.
- 恐龙kǒng lóngdinosaur恐龙好久以前就灭绝了。Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago.
- 动物园dòng wù yuánzoo我去了动物园。I went to the zoo.
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