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蝙蝠

biān fú · bian fu

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Meaning

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  1. (zoology) bat
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A bat at dusk

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，天上(tiānshàng)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhǐ)蝙蝠(biānfú)！

    Look, there is a bat in the sky!

  2. Liangliang

    天黑(tiānhēi)了(le)，蝙蝠(biānfú)出来(chūlái)找(zhǎo)吃的(chīde)了(le)。

    It is getting dark, so the bats come out to look for food.

  3. Dengdeng

    蝙蝠(biānfú)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    What do bats eat?

  4. Liangliang

    吃(chī)小虫(xiǎochóng)，还(hái)吃(chī)蚊子(wénzi)。

    Small bugs, and mosquitoes too.

  5. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)今晚(jīnwǎn)没有(méiyǒu)蚊子(wénzi)！谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)，蝙蝠(biānfú)！

    No wonder there are no mosquitoes tonight! Thank you, bat!

  6. Liangliang

    别(bié)谢(xiè)了(le)，它(tā)听不懂(tīngbudǒng)你(nǐ)说话(shuōhuà)！

    Stop thanking it, it cannot understand you!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

蝙(biān)蝠(fú)的(de)食(shí)物(wù)主(zhǔ)要(yào)包(bāo)括(kuò)昆(kūn)虫(chóng)和(hé)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)。

The bat's diet consists mainly of insects and fruit.

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

02

蝙(biān)蝠(fú)使(shǐ)用(yòng)超(chāo)音(yīn)波(bō)来(lái)定(dìng)位(wèi)障(zhàng)碍(ài)物(wù)。

The bats use ultrasound to locate obstacles.

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

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