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动物

dòng wù · dong wu

Traditional 動物

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 只 zhī, 群 qún, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. animal
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In a conversation

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The slowest animal

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)什么(shénme)动物(dòngwù)？

    Which animal do you like best?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)熊猫(xióngmāo)，它们(tāmen)每天(měitiān)吃(chī)竹子(zhúzi)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    I like pandas. All day they just eat bamboo and sleep.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)动物园(dòngwùyuán)里(lǐ)最(zuì)慢(màn)的(de)动物(dòngwù)。

    I like the slowest animal in the zoo.

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)树懒(shùlǎn)吗(ma)？

    The sloth?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！它(tā)走(zǒu)一米(yīmǐ)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)看(kàn)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Yes! It walks one metre while I have watched for an hour.

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01

熊(xióng)猫(māo)是(shì)很(hěn)美(měi)的(de)动(dòng)物(wù)。

Pandas are beautiful animals.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Popolon · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)在(zài)这(zhè)片(piàn)森(sēn)林(lín)里(lǐ)看(kàn)到(dào)很(hěn)多(duō)动(dòng)物(wù)。

You can see many animals in this forest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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动
dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

物
wù

(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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