What 飞禽走兽 means
- (idiom) birds and animals†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 飞禽走兽, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does 飞禽走兽 mean in English?
飞禽走兽 is pronounced fēiqínzǒushòu and means (idiom) birds and animals †.
How do you pronounce 飞禽走兽?
飞禽走兽 is fēiqínzǒushòu in pinyin — written feiqinzoushou without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 飞禽走兽?
飞禽走兽 is written with 4 characters: 飞 (fēi) To fly, 禽 (qín) Birds (animals), 走 (zǒu) Go (move - walk - leave), 兽 (shòu) Beast (quadruped). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 飞禽走兽 written in traditional Chinese?
飛禽走獸. The simplified form 飞禽走兽 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 飛禽走獸 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fēiqínzǒushòu.
Is 飞禽走兽 an HSK word?
Yes — 飞禽走兽 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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