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鹦鹉

yīng wǔ · ying wu

Traditional 鸚鵡

Meaning

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  1. parrot
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The parrot says welcome

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)的(de)鹦鹉(yīngwǔ)会(huì)说话(shuōhuà)！

    The parrot in this cafe can talk!

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)会(huì)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What can it say?

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)说(shuō)欢迎光临(huānyíngguānglín)，声音(shēngyīn)和(hé)老板(lǎobǎn)一模一样(yīmúyīyàng)。

    It says welcome, in a voice just like the owner's.

  4. Liangliang

    客人(kèrén)走(zǒu)的(de)时候(shíhou)，鹦鹉(yīngwǔ)也(yě)说(shuō)欢迎光临(huānyíngguānglín)吗(ma)？

    When customers leave, does the parrot say welcome too?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)客人(kèrén)总是(zǒngshì)又(yòu)回来(huílai)坐(zuò)一下(yīxià)。

    Yes, so customers always come back and sit again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

鹦(yīng)鹉(wǔ)懂(dǒng)得(de)模(mó)仿(fǎng)人(rén)类(lèi)说(shuō)话(huà)。

Parrots imitate human speech.

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

02

那(nà)只(zhī)鹦(yīng)鹉(wǔ)的(de)羽(yǔ)毛(máo)五(wǔ)颜(yán)六(liù)色(sè)，非(fēi)常(cháng)漂(piào)亮(liang)。

That parrot's feathers are colorful and very beautiful.

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