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老鹰

lǎo yīng · lao ying

Traditional 老鷹

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey
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The hawk game

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，孩子们(háizimen)在(zài)玩(wán)老鹰(lǎoyīng)捉(zhuō)小鸡(xiǎojī)。

    Look, the kids are playing the eagle-and-chicks game.

  2. Dengdeng

    谁(shéi)演(yǎn)老鹰(lǎoyīng)？

    Who plays the eagle?

  3. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)最高(zuìgāo)的(de)男孩儿(nánháir)，他(tā)跑(pǎo)得(de)最快(zuìkuài)。

    That tallest boy. He runs the fastest.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)也(yě)玩过(wánguò)，总是(zǒngshì)我(wǒ)当(dāng)老鹰(lǎoyīng)。

    I played it as a kid too, and I was always the eagle.

  5. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)还(hái)跑(pǎo)得(de)那么(nàme)快(kuài)！

    No wonder you still run so fast now!

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那(nà)只(zhī)鸟(niǎo)的(de)体(tǐ)积(jī)有(yǒu)半(bàn)只(zhī)老(lǎo)鹰(yīng)那(nà)么(me)大(dà)。

The bird was half the size of a hawk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xiuqin · English by BraveSentry · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)鹰(yīng)不(bú)会(huì)去(qù)抓(zhuā)苍(cāng)蝇(ying)。

The eagle does not catch flies.

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

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