Chinese Words Related to Animals

By Sujanti Djuanda – LingoLearn Chinese Teacher

Here you learn some common Chinese words related to animals.

1. 企鹅(qǐ​’é) penguin

Example:

企鹅(qǐ​’é)是(shì)一种(yī​zhǒng)不会(bù​huì)飞行(fēi​xíng)的(de)鸟类(niǎo​lèi)。除了(chú​le)南北极(nán​běi​jí)，企鹅(qǐ​’é)还(hái)在(zài)什么地方(shén​me​dì​fang)野生(yě​shēng)过(guò)？

2. 松鼠(sōng​shǔ) squirrel

Example:

除了(chú​le)新鲜(xīn​xiān)的(de)草类(cǎolèi)之外(zhī​wài)，松鼠(sōng​shǔ)还(hái)可以(kě​yǐ)吃(chī)肉食(ròu​shí)吗(ma)？松鼠(sōng​shǔ)是(shì)杂食动物(zá​shí​dòng​wù)。它们(tā​men)的(de)食物(shí​wù)是(shì)浆果(jiāng​guǒ)、坚果(jiān​guǒ)、蘑菇(mó​gu) 、嫩芽(nèn​yá)、水果(shuǐ​guǒ)和(hé)幼虫(yòu​chóng)。

3. 猫头鹰(māo​tóu​yīng) owl

Example:

猫头鹰(māo​tóu​yīng​)的(de)眼睛(yǎn​jing)里(lǐ)感光(gǎn​guāng)细胞(xì​bāo)特别(tè​bié)多(duō)，所以(suǒ​yǐ)白天(bái​tiān)它的(tāde)视力(shì​lì)特别(tè​bié)差(chā), 晚上(wǎn​shang)反倒(fǎn​dào)看(kàn)的(de)最(zuì)清楚(qīng​chu)。

4. 蝴蝶(hú​dié) butterfly

5. 蛹(yǒng) pupa

6. 毛毛虫(máo​mao​chóng​)caterpillar

7. 卵(luǎn) egg

Example:

A:毛毛虫(máo​mao​chóng)是(shì)怎么(zěn​me)变成(biàn​chéng)蝴蝶(hú​dié)的(de)？

B: 毛毛虫(máo​mao​chóng)是(shì)从(cóng)卵(luǎn)孵化(fū​huà)。一(yī)个(gè)月(yuè)后(hòu)卵(luǎn)变成(biàn​chéng​)毛毛虫(máo​mao​chóng)。毛毛虫(máo​mao​chóng)变成(biàn​chéng​)蛹(yǒng)一般(yī​bān) 一(yī)个(gè)多(duō)星期(xīng​qī)左右(zuǒ​yòu)。

A: 毛毛虫(máo​mao​chóng)变成(biàn​chéng)蛹(yǒng)后(hòu)多(duō)长(cháng)时间(shí​jiān)能(néng)变成(biàn​chéng)蝴蝶(hú​dié)？

B: 蛹(yǒng)变成(biàn​chéng)蝴蝶(hú​dié)如果(rú​guǒ)是(shì)夏季(xià​jì)蛹(yǒng)就(jiù)四(sì)天(tiān)左右(zuǒ​yòu)，冬季(dōng​jì)就(jiù)很(hěn)长(cháng)。

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