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狮子

shī zi · shi zi/Shī zǐ · shi zi

Traditional 獅子

HSK 7–9Old HSK 4Measure words: 只 zhī, 头 tóu

Meaning

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shī zi 獅子

  1. lion

Shī zǐ 獅子

  1. Leo (star sign)
  2. Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣 / 屏东县 (Píng dōng Xiàn), Taiwan
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那只(nàzhī)狮子(shīzi)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)！

    Dengdeng, look, that lion is sleeping!

  2. Dengdeng

    狮子(shīzi)每天(měitiān)要(yào)睡(shuì)十几个(shíjǐgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Lions sleep more than ten hours a day.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)狮子(shīzi)。

    Really? Then I want to be a lion too.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)睡(shuì)八个小时(bāgèxiǎoshí)，还(hái)嫌不够(xiánbùgòu)吗(ma)？

    You sleep eight hours a day. Is that still not enough?

  5. Liangliang

    不够(bùgòu)！我(wǒ)要(yào)向(xiàng)狮子(shīzi)学习(xuéxí)。

    Not enough! I want to learn from lions.

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2 examples
01

狮(shī)子(zi)是(shì)兽(shòu)类(lèi)之(zhī)王(wáng)的(de)话(huà)，鹰(yīng)就(jiù)是(shì)鸟(niǎo)类(lèi)之(zhī)王(wáng)。

If the lion is the king of beasts, the eagle is the king of birds.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cranewang · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

狮(shī)子(zi)在(zài)跟(gēn)踪(zōng)它(tā)的(de)猎(liè)物(wù)。

The lion is stalking its prey.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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