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小鸟

xiǎo niǎo · xiao niao

Traditional 小鳥

Meaning

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  1. small bird
  2. young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick)
  3. (fig.) penis (kiddie term)
  4. (golf) birdie
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A bird on the head

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，树(shù)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一只(yìzhī)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)！

    Look, there is a little bird in the tree!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)在(zài)唱歌(chànggē)，真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)。

    It is singing. It sounds so nice.

  3. Liangliang

    小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)在(zài)唱(chàng)什么(shénme)？

    What is the little bird singing?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)听不懂(tīngbudǒng)，可能(kěnéng)是(shì)在(zài)唱(chàng)早上好(zǎoshanghǎo)。

    I can't understand. Maybe it's singing good morning.

  5. Liangliang

    哎(āi)，小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)飞到(fēidào)你(nǐ)头(tóu)上(shàng)了(le)！

    Hey, the little bird flew onto your head!

  6. Dengdeng

    别(bié)动(dòng)，它(tā)可能(kěnéng)觉得(juéde)我(wǒ)是(shì)一棵树(yīkēshù)。

    Do not move. Maybe it thinks I am a tree.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)森(sēn)林(lín)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)小(xiǎo)鸟(niǎo)。

There are many birds in this forest.

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

02

一(yì)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)鸟(niǎo)停(tíng)在(zài)窗(chuāng)台(tái)上(shàng)唱(chàng)歌(gē)。

A little bird perched on the windowsill and sang.

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