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熊

xióng · xiong/Xióng · xiong

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Meaning

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xióng 熊

  1. bear
  2. (coll.) to scold; to rebuke
  3. (coll.) weak; incapable

Xióng 熊

  1. surname Xiong
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Bears at the zoo

  1. Liangliang

    快看(kuàikàn)，那只(nàzhǐ)熊(xióng)在(zài)吃(chī)苹果(píngguǒ)！

    Look, that bear is eating an apple!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)吃得(chīde)真(zhēn)香(xiāng)。

    It eats with such relish.

  3. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，旁边(pángbiān)那只(nàzhǐ)熊(xióng)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Look, the bear next to it is sleeping.

  4. Dengdeng

    熊(xióng)的(de)生活(shēnghuó)真(zhēn)舒服(shūfu)：吃了(chīle)睡(shuì)，睡了(shuìle)吃(chī)。

    A bear's life is so comfortable: eat then sleep, sleep then eat.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)周末(zhōumò)也(yě)当(dāng)熊(xióng)吧(ba)！

    Then let us be bears this weekend too!

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2 examples
01

班(bān)杰(jié)明(míng)用(yòng)步(bù)枪(qiāng)射(shè)了(le)一(yì)只(zhī)熊(xióng)。

Benjamin shot a bear with a rifle.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

谁(shuí)也(yě)没(méi)注(zhù)意(yì)到(dào)熊(xióng)的(de)出(chū)现(xiàn)。

No one noticed the bear's appearance.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Duck · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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